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Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor: Denmark, Blasphemy Law Repealed

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A 2017 report from the Law Library of Congress's Global Legal Monitor, a US government publication tracking legal developments worldwide, covering the Danish Parliament's repeal of the country's blasphemy provision, Penal Code section 140, and the pending prosecution the repeal cut short.

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1
Tier one: the same Law Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor series cited for Kuwait, Iceland and Norway earlier in this run, a US government legal-research publication quoting the repealed section's prior text, the vote count, and the effective date.
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Law Library of Congress
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https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2017-07-06/denmark-blasphemy-law-repealed/
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Government report
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Source Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor: Denmark, Blasphemy Law Repealed
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)

This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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