Denmark’s ‘ghetto law’ targeting ‘parallel societies’ may be unlawful, EU court rules

ECJ ruling gives hope to residents in Copenhagen neighbourhood targeted due to its high percentage of residents with ‘non-western’ backgroundsResidents of a Copenhagen neighbourhood that became an international symbol of a law in Denmark known as the “ghetto law” have said they are confident they can strike the law down in the Danish courts after the top EU court ruled that it may be unlawful.The controversial legislation, dating from 2018, allows the state to demolish apartment blocks in areas labelled “parallel societies” by the government, where at least half of residents have a “non-western” background. Formerly, the government referred to these neighbourhoods as “ghettoes”. Continue reading…