A new research centre at the University of Copenhagen – the Copenhagen Centre for Criminology – brings together researchers from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences in a joint effort to strengthen research into crime, punishment and justice in Denmark and globally.

How should Danish authorities deal with the many different threats we face today without compromising fundamental principles of the rule of law, including fundamental rights and international obligations? This is what the new Centre for Law and Security (CERES) at the Faculty of Law will focus on.