Bologna, Cologne and Witterberg - three models for the renaissance University of Copenhagen

Abstract

Law has been taught in Copenhagen since the founding of the University of Copenhagen in 1479, with varying degrees of development. For a long time there was only one Danish University, and therefore there was only one law faculty in Denmark. The stories of both the University of Copenhagen as its Faculty of Law are in consequence intimately linked to the history of Denmark. Thus, the history of the University of Copenhagen until the last century is basically the story of Danish academic life.