[DIHR working translation]
WE, MARGRETHE THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of Denmark, do make known that:
The Danish Folketing has passed the following Act, which has received the Royal Assent:
Chapter 1
Establishment and objective
Section 1. For the purpose of strengthening research, analysis and information activities in Denmark relating to international matters, these being understood as the areas of foreign affairs, security and development policy, conflict, holocaust, genocide and politically motivated mass killings, as well as human rights at home and abroad, a Danish Centre for International Studies and Human Rights is established.
Subsection 2. The Centre comprises the following independent units:
1) The Institute for International Studies, including the activities so far incumbent upon the Danish Institute of International Affairs, the Centre for Development Research and the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute. The previous activities of the Danish Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies comprise a special section in the Institute.
2) The Danish Institute for Human Rights, including the activities of the Danish Centre for Human Rights to date.
Section 2. The Institute for International Studies works for the achievement of its objective by the following:
1) To undertake, promote and coordinate independent research on international affairs.
2) To conduct analyses and statements upon request from Parliament, the government or on its own initiative, as well as to follow international development with a view to assessing the foreign and security policy situation in a broad political and economic context, including the position of Denmark in relation to development policy issues. Unless otherwise decided in each individual case, the aforementioned analyses and statements fall within the sphere of responsibility of the Board of the Institute.
3) To communicate research results, analyses and knowledge and to carry out documentation- and information activities, including library, on international affairs.
4) To participate in research education in collaboration with other research institutions, including the enhancement of research capacity in developing countries as well as to undertake supplementary education for the users of the Institute.
5) To function as a link between Danish and international research environments within the sphere of work of the Institute.
Subsection 2. The Danish Institute for Human Rights shall in the execution of its activities take its outset in the human rights recognised at any given time by the international society, including in particular those laid down in the United Nations Universal Declaration, conventions adopted by the United Nations and the Council of Europe, and the civil rights contained in the Danish Constitution. The Institute shall work to strengthen research and information relating to human rights in times of peace and under armed conflict, in particular:
1) To carry out an independent and autonomous Danish research effort in the area of human rights.
2) To advise Parliament and the government on Denmark’s obligations in the area of human rights.
3) To conduct and promote education at all levels in relation to human rights, including public information.
4) To promote equal treatment of all persons without discrimination on the basis of race or ethnic origin, including the provision of assistance to victims of discrimination to have their complaints dealt with, with due regard for the rights of the victims, the associations, the organisations and other legal entities, to initiate independent analyses on discrimination and to publish reports and to make recommendations on issues relating to discrimination.
5) To provide information on human rights to volunteer organisations, researchers, public authorities and the interested public.
6) To ensure modern publicly accessible library and documentation facilities relating to human rights.
7) To support volunteer organisations and others in collecting human rights documentation.
8) To promote the coordination between and assisting the volunteer organisations’ work in the area of human rights.
9) To support and strengthen Nordic and other international cooperation in the area of human rights.
10) To contribute to the implementation of human rights domestically as well as internationally.
Section 3. The Centre is an independent self-governing institution
Subsection 2. The state contributes annually to covering the costs relating to the running of the Centre.
Section 4. In accordance with its objective the Centre may receive funding from funds, donations and other sources, and may carry out income generating activities, subsidised research and other activities financed by subvention, including consultancies and counselling, to the extent that it is compatible with the performance of the Centre’s other obligations.
Subsection 2. In accordance with its objective the Centre can enter into perennial agreements with public authorities for the execution of concrete assignments.
Chapter 2
The management of the Centre and the institutes
Section 5. The Danish Centre for International Studies and Human Rights is governed by a Centre Board, deciding on all essential matters relating to the administration and finance of the Centre.
Subsection 2 The Institute for International Studies and the Danish Institute for Human rights are each led by an Institute Board, which is responsible for all matters relating to substance and professional issues, including research strategy and tasks falling within the area specified for each Institute, cf. section 2.
Subsection 3. The Centre Board comprises a chairman, to be appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chair of the Board of the Institute for International Studies, the Chair of the Board of the Danish Institute for Human Rights, two members appointed by the Board of the Institute for International Studies, two members appointed by the Board of the Danish Institute for Human Rights and two members selected by the Centre staff.
Section 6. The Board of the Institute for International Studies consists of 11 members appointed in their personal capacity:
1) One member appointed by the Social Science Research Council
2) One member appointed by the Humanities Research Council
3) One member appointed by the Board of Danida
4) Four members appointed by the Danish Rectors’ Conference
5) One member appointed by the Prime Minister
6) One member appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
7) One member appointed by the Minister of Defence
8) One member selected by the staff of the Institute.
Subsection 2. The Board selects a Chair among its members
Section 7. The Board of the Danish Institute for Human Rights consists of 13 members, serving in their personal capacity:
1) Six members appointed by the Council for Human Rights, cf. subsection 5
2) Two members appointed by the Rector of Copenhagen University
3) Two members appointed by the Rector of Aarhus University
4) Two members appointed by the Danish Rectors’ Conference
5) One member selected by the staff of the Institute
Subsection 2. Among the members appointed by the Council for Human Rights, at least two must have association with the ethnic minorities or a humanitarian organisation operating in areas of significance for ethnic minorities.
Subsection 3. Among those members appointed by the Rectors of Copenhagen and Aarhus universities, at least two must be related to the legal profession.
Subsection 4. The Board selects a Chair among its members.
Subsection 5. A Council for Human Rights is established, composed in a manner reflecting the points of view of interested volunteer organisations, public authorities particularly affected, researchers with an interest and other individuals and groups particularly interested, including ethnic minorities.
Subsection 6. The Council for Human Rights discusses the overall principles guiding the activities of the Institute in accordance with internationally recognised principles and ensures that the activities of the Institute are in accordance with its objective as laid down by this law. The Council can make recommendations to the Board for new activities and assess the running of activities so far.
Section 8. The members of the Centre Board and of the Boards of the Institutes are appointed for a period of four years and may be re-appointed for one additional period. Following this they may only be elected or appointed again after the lapse of a period of at least four years.
Subsection 2. Election of staff representatives follows the Companies Act.
Subsection 3. As soon as possible after the entry into force of this law, the Centre Board, the Boards of the Institutes and the Council for Human Rights lay down their bylaws. In the bylaws for the Council for Human Rights are laid down rules for membership of the Council in accordance with internationally recognized principles governing national human rights institutions.
Subsection 4. The Institute Boards may convene special committees, including those concerning matters relating to research and advisory bodies.
Subsection 5. Further rules relating to the activities of the Centre are formulated in a Statute by the Centre Board after submission from the Institute Boards.
Section 9. The daily management of finance and administration is carried out by a Centre Director, to be appointed by the Centre Board following public summons for the post.
Subsection 2. Each of the Institute Boards appoint, following public summons for the post, an Institute Director to be responsible for the daily management of the Institute in substantial and professional matters.
Chapter 3
Auditing, closure, entry into force
Section 10. The fiscal year of the Centre is the financial year. At the end of this an annual financial statement is drawn up. The financial statement must be signed by the Centre Board and the Centre Director.
Subsection 2. The Minister of Foreign Affairs lays down the rules of procedure for the drawing up of the Centre’s budget and for accounting.
Subsection 3. The National Auditors undertake the auditing of the Centre, cf. section 2 of the act governing the auditing of state accounts, etc.
Section 11. The Centre may only be closed down by law.
Subsection 2. In the event of closure of the Centre as a self-governing institution, its buildings, fittings, property and other assets are surrendered to the state.
Section 12. The Act enters into force on 1 January 2003, however the Minister of Foreign Affairs determines the date of entry into force of section 2 (2) (iv).
Subsection 2. At the same time as the Act enters into force, the following acts and provisions are derogated:
1) Act no. 442 of 14 June 1995 on the Danish Foreign Policy Institute
2) Act no. 477 of 31 May 2000 on the Danish Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
3) Act no. 408 of 10 June 1997 on the Board of Ethnic Equality
4) Section 12 (3 and 4) in the act governing international development cooperation, cf. Act no. 541 of 10 July 1998.
Subsection. 3. The Centre inherits through the Institutes all of the rights and obligations held by the Danish Institute of International Affairs, the Centre for Development Research, the Danish Centre for Holocaust and Genocide studies, the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute and the Danish Centre for Human Rights at the time when the Act enters into force. At the same time the property of the institutions is taken over by the Centre.
Subsection 4. The present members of the Board of the Danish Centre for Human Rights step in as members of the Board of the Danish Institute for Human Rights for the duration of the period for which they have been appointed.
Section 13. This Act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands nor to Greenland but may be applicable by Royal order to these parts of the country with such modifications as are required by the special Faroese and Greenlandic conditions.
Given at Christiansborg Castle, this sixth day of June, 2002
Under Our Royal Hand and Seal
Margrethe R.
/Per Stig Møller
Official notes
1) The Act contains provisions which implement part of the Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 governing the implementation of the principle of equality notwithstanding race or ethnic origin (Official Journal 2000 no. L 180, p. 22).
LOV nr 411 af 06/06/2002 (Gældende)
Lov om etablering af Dansk Center for Internationale Studier og Menneskerettigheder1
VI MARGRETHE DEN ANDEN, af Guds Nåde Danmarks Dronning, gør vitterligt:
Folketinget har vedtaget og Vi ved Vort samtykke stadfæstet følgende lov:
Kapitel 1
Etablering og formål
§ 1. Med det formål at styrke forsknings-, udrednings- og informationsvirksomheden i Danmark om internationale forhold, forstået som det udenrigs-, sikkerheds- og udviklingspolitiske område, konflikter, holocaust, folkedrab og politiske massedrab, samt menneskerettigheder i ind- og udland etableres et Dansk Center for Internationale Studier og Menneskerettigheder.
Stk. 2. I centeret indgår som selvstændige enheder:
1) Institut for Internationale Studier, omfattende de hidtidige aktiviteter under Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut, Center for Udviklingsforskning og Center for Freds- og Konfliktforskning. De hidtidige aktiviteter under Dansk Center for Holocaust- og Folkedrabsstudier indgår som en særlig sektion i instituttet.
2) Institut for Menneskerettigheder, omfattende de hidtidige aktiviteter under Det Danske Center for Menneskerettigheder.
§ 2. Institut for Internationale Studier arbejder for opfyldelsen af sit formål ved
1) at udføre, fremme og samordne uafhængig forskning om internationale forhold,
2) at udarbejde udredninger og redegørelser efter anmodning fra Folketinget, regeringen eller på eget initiativ samt at følge den internationale udvikling med henblik på at vurdere Danmarks udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitiske situation i en bred politisk og økonomisk sammenhæng, herunder Danmarks placering i forhold til udviklingspolitiske problemstillinger. Medmindre andet aftales i det enkelte tilfælde, afgives de nævnte udredninger og redegørelser på institutbestyrelsens ansvar,
3) at formidle forskningsresultater, analyser og viden samt udøve dokumentations- og informationsvirksomhed, herunder biblioteksvirksomhed, om internationale forhold,
4) at medvirke ved forskeruddannelse i samarbejde med andre forskningsinstitutioner, herunder støtte udvikling af forskningskapacitet i udviklingslandene, samt gennemføre videreuddannelse for instituttets brugere,
5) at fungere som bindeled mellem danske og internationale forskningsmiljøer inden for instituttets arbejdsområde.
Stk. 2. Institut for Menneskerettigheder skal i sin virksomhed tage udgangspunkt i de af det internationale samfund til enhver tid anerkendte menneskerettigheder, herunder især de i FN s verdenserklæring, FN s konventioner og Europarådets konventioner omtalte menneskerettigheder, samt de i grundloven indeholdte frihedsrettigheder. Instituttet skal fremme arbejdet med forskning i og oplysning om menneskerettighederne i fredstid og under væbnede konflikter, navnlig ved
1) at varetage en selvstændig og uafhængig dansk forskningsindsats på menneskerettighedsområdet,
2) at rådgive Folketinget og regeringen om Danmarks forpligtelser på menneskerettighedsområdet,
3) at afholde og fremme undervisning på alle niveauer inden for menneskerettighedsområdet, herunder ved folkeligt oplysningsarbejde,
4) at fremme ligebehandling af alle uden forskelsbehandling på grund af race eller etnisk oprindelse, herunder ved at bistå ofre for forskelsbehandling med at få behandlet deres klager over forskelsbehandling under hensyntagen til ofrenes, foreningernes, organisationernes og andre juridiske personers rettigheder, indlede uafhængige undersøgelser af forskelsbehandling og offentliggøre rapporter og fremsætte henstillinger om spørgsmål vedrørende forskelsbehandling,
5) at forestå information om menneskerettighederne til brug for frivillige organisationer, forskere, offentlige myndigheder og den interesserede offentlighed,
6) at sikre tidssvarende offentligt tilgængelige biblioteks- og dokumentationsfaciliteter vedrørende menneskerettighederne,
7) at støtte frivillige organisationer og andre i opbygningen af menneskerettighedsdokumentation,
8) at fremme koordination mellem og bistand til de frivillige organisationers arbejde med menneskerettighederne,
9) at støtte og udbygge nordisk og andet internationalt samarbejde på menneskerettighedsområdet,
10) at bidrage til gennemførelse af menneskerettighederne i ind- og udland.
§ 3. Centeret er en selvejende institution.
Stk. 2. Staten yder et årligt tilskud til centerets drift.
§ 4. Centeret kan i overensstemmelse med sit formål modtage indtægter fra fonde, gaver m.v. og kan drive indtægtsdækket virksomhed, tilskudsfinansieret forskningsvirksomhed og andre tilskudsfinansierede aktiviteter, herunder konsulentbistand og rådgivning, i det omfang dette er foreneligt med varetagelsen af centerets øvrige opgaver.
Stk. 2. Centeret kan i overensstemmelse med sit formål indgå flerårige aftaler med offentlige myndigheder om løsning af konkrete opgaver.
Kapitel 2
Centerets og institutternes ledelse
§ 5. Dansk Center for Internationale Studier og Menneskerettigheder ledes af en centerbestyrelse, der træffer afgørelse i alle væsentlige spørgsmål om centerets økonomi og forvaltning.
Stk. 2. Institut for Internationale Studier og Institut for Menneskerettigheder ledes af hver sin institutbestyrelse, der har ansvaret for alle faglige spørgsmål, herunder forskningsstrategi og arbejdsopgaver, inden for instituttets arbejdsområde, jf. § 2.
Stk. 3. Centerbestyrelsen består af en formand, der udpeges af udenrigsministeren, bestyrelsesformanden for Institut for Internationale Studier, bestyrelsesformanden for Institut for Menneskerettigheder, to medlemmer udpeget af bestyrelsen for Institut for Internationale Studier, to medlemmer udpeget af bestyrelsen for Institut for Menneskerettigheder og to medlemmer valgt af medarbejderne ved centeret.
§ 6. Bestyrelsen for Institut for Internationale Studier består af 11 medlemmer, der udpeges i deres personlige egenskab:
1) Et medlem udpeges af Statens Samfundsvidenskabelige Forskningsråd,
2) et medlem udpeges af Statens Humanistiske Forskningsråd,
3) et medlem udpeges af Styrelsen for Internationalt Udviklingssamarbejde,
4) fire medlemmer udpeges af Rektorkollegiet,
5) et medlem udpeges af statsministeren,
6) et medlem udpeges af udenrigsministeren,
7) et medlem udpeges af forsvarsministeren,
8) et medlem vælges af medarbejderne ved instituttet.
Stk. 2. Bestyrelsen vælger sin formand af egen midte.
§ 7. Bestyrelsen for Institut for Menneskerettigheder består af 13 medlemmer, der udpeges i deres personlige egenskab:
1) Seks medlemmer udpeges af Rådet for Menneskerettigheder, jf. stk. 5,
2) to medlemmer udpeges af rektor for Københavns Universitet,
3) to medlemmer udpeges af rektor for Aarhus Universitet,
4) to medlemmer udpeges af Rektorkollegiet,
5) et medlem vælges af medarbejderne ved instituttet.
Stk. 2. Af de af Rådet for Menneskerettigheder udpegede medlemmer skal mindst to have tilknytning til de etniske minoriteter eller en humanitær organisation, der beskæftiger sig med områder af betydning for de etniske minoriteter.
Stk. 3. Af de af rektorerne for Københavns og Aarhus Universiteter udpegede medlemmer skal mindst to være tilknyttet de juridiske faggrupper.
Stk. 4. Bestyrelsen vælger sin formand af egen midte.
Stk. 5. Der nedsættes et Råd for Menneskerettigheder, der sammensættes således, at de synspunkter, som gør sig gældende blandt interesserede frivillige organisationer, særligt berørte offentlige myndigheder, interesserede forskere og andre særligt interesserede enkeltpersoner og grupper af personer, herunder de etniske minoriteter, afspejles.
Stk. 6. Rådet for Menneskerettigheder drøfter de overordnede retningslinjer for instituttets virksomhed i overensstemmelse med internationalt anerkendte principper og påser, at instituttets aktiviteter er i overensstemmelse med dets formål efter denne lov. Rådet kan over for institutbestyrelsen fremsætte forslag til nye aktiviteter og vurdere forløbet af hidtidige aktiviteter.
§ 8. Medlemmerne af centerbestyrelsen og af institutbestyrelserne udpeges for en fireårig periode og kan genudpeges for yderligere en periode. Derefter kan de først vælges eller udpeges på ny efter mindst fire års forløb.
Stk. 2. Valg af medarbejderrepræsentanter finder sted i henhold til bestemmelserne herom i lov om aktieselskaber.
Stk. 3. Snarest efter lovens ikrafttræden fastsætter centerbestyrelsen, institutbestyrelserne og Rådet for Menneskerettigheder deres forretningsordener. I forretningsordenen for Rådet for Menneskerettigheder fastsættes regler for medlemskab af rådet i overensstemmelse med internationalt anerkendte principper for nationale menneskerettighedsinstitutioner.
Stk. 4. Institutbestyrelserne kan nedsætte særlige udvalg, herunder forskningsudvalg, og rådgivende fora.
Stk. 5. De nærmere regler for centerets virksomhed fastsættes i en statut af centerbestyrelsen efter indstilling fra institutbestyrelserne.
§ 9. Centerets daglige ledelse i økonomi- og forvaltningsspørgsmål forestås af en centerdirektør, der udnævnes af centerbestyrelsen efter offentligt opslag.
Stk. 2. Hver af institutbestyrelserne udnævner efter offentligt opslag en institutdirektør til at forestå instituttets daglige ledelse i faglige spørgsmål.
Kapitel 3
Revision, nedlæggelse, ikrafttræden
§ 10. Centerets regnskabsår er finansåret. Ved regnskabsårets afslutning udarbejdes et årsregnskab. Regnskabet skal underskrives af centerbestyrelsen og centerdirektøren.
Stk. 2. Udenrigsministeren fastsætter retningslinjer for udarbejdelsen af centerets budget og for regnskabsaflæggelsen.
Stk. 3. Rigsrevisor forestår revisionen af centeret, jf. § 2 i lov om revisionen af statens regnskaber m.m.
§ 11. Centeret kan kun nedlægges ved lov.
Stk. 2. I tilfælde af, at centeret nedlægges som selvejende institution, overgår dets bygninger, anlæg, inventar samt formue i øvrigt til staten.
§ 12. Loven træder i kraft den 1. januar 2003, idet udenrigsministeren dog fastsætter tidspunktet for ikrafttrædelsen af § 2, stk. 2, nr. 4.
Stk. 2. Samtidig med lovens ikrafttrædelse ophæves følgende love og bestemmelser:
1) Lov nr. 442 af 14. juni 1995 om oprettelse af Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut.
2) Lov nr. 477 af 31. maj 2000 om oprettelse af Dansk Center for Holocaust- og Folkedrabsstudier.
3) Lov nr. 408 af 10. juni 1997 om Nævnet for Etnisk Ligestilling.
4) § 12, stk. 3 og 4, i lov om internationalt udviklingssamarbejde, jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 541 af 10. juli 1998.
Stk. 3. Centeret indtræder gennem institutterne i samtlige de rettigheder og forpligtelser, som Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut, Center for Udviklingsforskning, Dansk Center for Holocaust- og Folkedrabsstudier, Center for Freds- og Konfliktforskning og Det Danske Center for Menneskerettigheder har ved lovens ikrafttræden. Samtidig overgår disse institutioners formue til centeret.
Stk. 4. De nuværende medlemmer af bestyrelsen for Det Danske Center for Menneskerettigheder indtræder som medlemmer af bestyrelsen for Institut for Menneskerettigheder i den resterende tid af den periode, de er udpeget for.
§ 13. Loven gælder ikke for Færøerne og Grønland, men kan ved kongelig anordning sættes i kraft for disse landsdele med de afvigelser, som de særlige færøske og grønlandske forhold tilsiger.
Givet på Christiansborg Slot, den 6. juni 2002
Under Vor Kongelige Hånd og Segl
Margrethe R.
/Per Stig Møller
Officielle noter
1) Loven indeholder bestemmelser, der gennemfører dele af Rådets direktiv 2000/43/EF af 29. juni 2000 om gennemførelse af princippet om ligebehandling af alle uanset race eller etnisk oprindelse (EF-Tidende 2000 nr. L 180 s. 22).