The case stems from the eviction of tenants in Helsingør aimed at cutting the local proportion of individuals from specific backgrounds to satisfy state requirements. Under legislation previously dubbed the "ghetto law," designated areas must decrease not-for-profit housing by 40% before 2030 through demolitions, sales, or lease terminations. Despite identical socioeconomic statistics, neighbourhoods avoid these mandates if their populations fall outside this demographic definition. The forthcoming decision is also poised to determine the outcome for over 1,000 residents displaced from Copenhagen's Mjølnerparken estate.
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A favourable supreme court ruling could allow evicted Nøjsomhed-Sydvej residents to legal…: A favourable supreme court ruling could allow evicted Nøjsomhed-Sydvej residents to legally return to their homes.
The European Court of Justice determined in December that the Danish parallel society leg…: The European Court of Justice determined in December that the Danish parallel society legislation may be unlawful.
Classifying non-western backgrounds as linked to ethnic origin could force Denmark to eli…: Classifying non-western backgrounds as linked to ethnic origin could force Denmark to eliminate the demographic metric across all state policies.
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Denmark’s supreme court is expected to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents with “non-western” backgrounds is covered by racial discrimination law.
The appeal by residents who were evicted from Nøjsomhed-Sydvej in Helsingør, a city north of Copenhagen, could have far-reaching implications for others who have been forced out of their homes by the controversial legislation previously known as the “ghetto law”. The government now refers to affected neighbourhoods as “parallel societies”.
The residents, who have been unsuccessful in other courts, argue that the evictions by the housing association were intended to cut the number of residents with a “non-western” background in order to stop the area from becoming a “ghetto” and therefore subject to the legislation. The government has previously argued the classification is unrelated to ethnicity.
In December, the European court of justice (ECJ) ruled that the legislation may be unlawful. The law requires housing associations to cut not-for-profit housing by 40%, including by selling or demolishing properties or terminating the lease of tenants by 2030.
It also includes demolishing apartment blocks in areas previously labelled “tough…
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