CECS – Centre for European, Comparative, and Constitutional Legal Studies was first established in 2008, and has been prolonged for the fourth time from January 2024.

CECS has a special focus on contemporary societal challenges and crises, and they often have a global character. CECS is interested in how we uphold democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, stability, resilience, and sustainability, during crises and other societal challenges.

CECS is interested in Denmark in a European and global perspective, and in Europe in the World.

Constitutional Law, EU Law, and International Law, are central legal disciplines at CECS, complemented by Legal Cultural Studies and Political Science. Special attention is paid to the interplay and cross-fields between these academic disciplines.

The center has a special focus on comparative methods, but dogmatic, empirical, interdisciplinary, critical legal studies, and “law and methods” are also applied in our research. Read more about the centre