Constitution of Denmark

The Constitutional Act of the Realm of Denmark, commonly known simply as the Constitution, is the constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark, applying equally across the Realm of Denmark: Denmark proper, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The first democratic constitution was adopted in 1849, replacing the 1665 absolutist constitution, and the current constitution dates from 1953, having been changed only a few times since with wording general enough to still apply today. It establishes Denmark as a constitutional monarchy governed through a parliamentary system, separating the powers of the Folketing, which enacts laws, the government, which implements them, and the courts, which judge them, and it grants fundamental rights including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of association and freedom of assembly to all persons in Denmark, not only citizens. Denmark marks the 1849 adoption every year on 5 June as Constitution Day.