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Denmark’s “ghetto law” faces Supreme Court review

First reported Nov 6, 5:00 AM ET · Latest Nov 6, 10:42 AM ET · Explainer updated Nov 6, 11:32 AM ET

Where things stand

Denmark’s Supreme Court is set to decide whether the state’s classification of residents with “non‑western” backgrounds under its controversial “ghetto law” violates anti‑discrimination rules, according to Al Jazeera and The Guardian.

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Facts

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Timeline

What changed: The court will hear an appeal by families evicted from a housing complex in Helsingør, challenging the legality of the law’s ethnic categorisation.

Every report, newest first

  1. Why is Denmark separating ‘Western’ and ‘non-Western’ citizens? — Al Jazeera

    Evicted families take Denmark’s controversial ‘ghetto law’ to the Supreme Court.

  2. Denmark’s top court to rule on ‘parallel societies’ after ‘non-western’ people evicted — The Guardian

    Government claims removal of former residents of housing complex in Helsingør is unrelated to their ethnicity Denmark’s supreme court is expected to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents with “non-western” backgrounds is covered by racial…

Questions

  • It remains unclear how the court will interpret the “non‑western” label under existing anti‑discrimination legislation and what impact a ruling will have on other evictions carried out under the law. Open

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More: background

Denmark’s “ghetto law” allows authorities to label neighbourhoods as “parallel societies” and to evict residents deemed “non‑western,” a term the government says refers to cultural background rather than race. Critics argue the law discriminates on racial grounds.

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