Grundlovsforhør, in English constitutional interrogation, is the Danish form of arraignment. It is a common legal procedure within the Kingdom of Denmark, consisting of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, in which the police may detain a person suspected of a crime for up to 24 hours and must, within that time, bring the person before a judge if they wish to maintain the detention. The rule is guaranteed in section 71 of the Danish constitution and exists to protect citizens from arbitrary imprisonment; it was first introduced in Denmark's first Constitution of 1849 and has been preserved largely unchanged through later revisions. The judge decides on the police request, and the hearing can end with the arrest maintained for up to three days, with remand in custody, with release, or as a confession case.
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Origin Period (category)19th Century (1800-1899) 1 Connections
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It is a common legal procedure within the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands where the Police have authority to detain a person suspected of a crime for up to 24 hours.
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It was first introduced in Denmark's first Constitution of 1849, and has been preserved largely unchanged through all subsequent revisions of the constitution.
In Legal System: Law of Denmark, Lead
Grundlovsforhør (English: Constitutional interrogation) is the Danish form of arraignment.
In Group: Trial, Jury and Pretrial Protection Doctrines, Introduction, sentence 1
Grundlovsforhør (English: Constitutional interrogation) is the Danish form of arraignment.
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