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SS-20327/2007-KBH ECLI:DK:KBH:2025:SS0000000285 AI generated

Court dismisses discrimination charge where defendant failed to prove intentional racial motive for alleged unequal treatment.

Case Number SS-20327/2007-KBH
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the prosecution's charges alleging racial discrimination under the Act on Prohibition of Discrimination based on Race. The defendant argued they were treated differently due to their race, but the prosecution failed to establish that the disparity in treatment was motivated by racial prejudice. The court ruled that without evidence of discriminatory intent, the statutory elements for a crime of discrimination were not met.

Legislator headnote

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Lovbekendtgørelse nr. 626 af 29. september 1987 om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på grund af race m.v., § 1, stk. 2 jf. stk. 1: A criminal conviction for discrimination requires proof that the unequal treatment was motivated by racial prejudice, which was not established in this case.

Keywords

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racial discrimination discriminatory intent unequal treatment prohibition of discrimination criminal liability burden of proof statutory interpretation

Cited Legislation

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Lovbekendtgørelse nr. 626 af 29. september 1987 om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på grund af race m.v., § 1, stk. 2 jf. stk. 1
Tiltale for overtrædelse af lovbekendtgørelse nr. 626 af 29. september 1987 om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på grund af race m.v., § 1, stk. 2 jf. stk. 1
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Tiltale for overtrædelse af lovbekendtgørelse nr. 626 af 29. september 1987 om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på grund af race m.v., § 1, stk. 2 jf. stk. 1