Military and Police Joint Operations in Denmark 1971-2018
This research project investigates the historical context and legal aspects of the joint operations between the police and the military in the period 1971-2018 in Denmark.
The project is based on unique access to classified sources and interviews with central actors. It is carried out in a collaboration between the Center for International Law and Governance (CILG) and the Department of Military History, Cultural Understanding and War Theory (IMK) at the Royal Defense Academy (FAK).
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The events leading to the establishment of the notion of “special assistance” in 1971.
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The historical development on the operational level, i.e. to what types of action was “special assistance” allocated, how did military and civilian capacities co-exercise, tendencies etc.
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The legal complex surrounding “special assistance” in the period.
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The development leading to Act No. 708 (2018)
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The Danish development in a Nordic and international perspective.
Funding
Military and Police Joint Operations in Denmark 1971-2018 has received a two year funding from Independent Research Fund Denmark.
Project: Special Assistance: Military and Police Joint Operations in Denmark 1971-2018
Period: 2019-2022
Contact
PI Professor
Jens Elo Rytter
South Campus, Building: 6A.4.14
DK 2300 Copenhagen S
Phone: +45 35 32 31 01
Mail: Jens.Elo.Rytter@jur.ku.dk
External researcher:
Rasmus Dahlberg, Assistant Professor at The Royal Defense Academy