This contribution explores if and how parliamentary precedence is a feature of Danish legal thinking and legal practice. Taking legal philosophy into consideration and going through various aspects, such as the ranking of state powers, the conception of the role of the courts, legal sources, judicial review and the reception of European law, the following can be concluded: There is a propensity for parliamentary precedence as a soft or defeasible hierarchy, but the inclination is somewhat equivocal and not strictly Danish. Scandinavian realism fits well with parliamentary precedence and the influence lingers on in the minds of the lawyers brought up under Alf Ross’s reign.

Keywords: Parliamentary precedence, judicial review, role of courts, Scandinavian realism, tripartion of powers, reception of European law.