Justitia

What Justitia does

Justitia is Denmark's first independent judicial think tank, founded in August 2014 by Jacob Mchangama and headquartered in Copenhagen at Vesterbrogade 69D, with a secondary office in Nashville, Tennessee. The organization produces independent legal research, policy analyses, and public education on rule of law, fundamental rights, freedom of expression, surveillance, and human rights, serving Danish policymakers, the international policy and academic community, the general public, and media. Core outputs include annual Rule of Law Status Reports (Statusrapport: Retssikkerhed, ongoing since 2014 with the 2025 edition published December 2025), a library of over 290 analyses and research papers, the interactive Retssikkerhedens Danmarkskort (Rule of Law Map of Denmark) tracking municipal-level indicators using data from Ankestyrelsen and Civilstyrelsen, the educational arm Justitia Akademi, the international Future of Free Speech project led from the US office, and the podcast "Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech."

The underlying technology stack is a content and policy platform rather than a software product: a website with Danish and English content, an interactive map tool for municipal rule-of-law data, a YouTube-hosted podcast, a newsletter, and active social channels (Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn). Distribution is digital and earned-media-led, with no paywall — all analyses, reports, and events are provided free of charge.

Justitia operates as a non-profit funded entirely by private donations, corporate sponsorships, and foundation grants (explicitly including Augustinusfonden, Louis-Hansens-Fond, and Borgerretsfonden). The organization explicitly does not receive any public or government funding and states independence from political and special interests. It supports donors via personal sponsorship, corporate sponsorship, bank transfer (domestic and international), PayPal, and a secondment program (udstationeringsordning). As of the input data, the organization has 11-12 named full-time staff plus an unpaid placement program.

Name

Justitia

Legal name

Justitia

Website

https://justitia-int.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Justitia is Denmark's first independent judicial think tank, founded in 2014, producing legal research, annual rule of law status reports, and the international Future of Free Speech project for policymakers, media, academics, and the Danish public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Policy Research

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK), Legal Literacy & Public Legal Education (Know Your Rights) (EDAAAFAI), Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA)

Keywords

• Judicial think tank
• Rule of law research
• Freedom of expression
• Human rights analysis
• Policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private Donations and Sponsorship: Justitia is entirely dependent on private funding. It receives no form of public support and is independent of political and special interests. Donations come from individuals (personal sponsorship) and corporate sponsors. The organization also accepts bank transfers (Danish and international), PayPal, and has an 'udstationeringsordning' (secondment program) for professional support.
2. Private Sponsorship (Corporate): Corporate sponsors can support Justitia's work. Sponsors receive no public funding but contribute to the organization's analytical and advocacy work on rule of law and fundamental rights.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Justitia is Denmark's first independent judicial think tank, founded in August 2014, that produces policy research, analyses, and educational programming on rule of law, fundamental rights, and freedom of expression. Its core deliverables include published analyses, the annual Statusrapport: Retssikkerhed (Rule of Law Status Report), the interactive Retssikkerhedens Danmarkskort (Rule of Law Map of Denmark), consultation responses (høringssvar) to proposed legislation, the Justitia Akademi educational program, and the Future of Free Speech international project with the podcast 'Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech'. All outputs are distributed free of charge to policymakers, academics, media, and the general public.

Product overview

Justitia is Denmark's first independent judicial think tank, founded in August 2014. Rather than a software platform, Justitia's offerings consist of research publications, analysis reports, and educational programs focused on rule of law and fundamental rights. Their core products include: the annual Statusrapporter (Rule of Law Status Reports) tracking rule of law developments in Denmark; the Retssikkerhedens Danmarkskort (Rule of Law Map of Denmark) providing municipality-level indicators; Publikationer (Publications) including analyses, research papers, and hearing responses; the Justitia Akademi education program; and the internationally-focused Future of Free Speech Project. They also produce the podcast 'Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech' hosted by CEO Jacob Mchangama.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Justitia Akademi: Educational arm of Justitia providing training and programs on rule of law and legal topics
• Future of Free Speech
• Retssikkerhedens Danmarkskort

Products and services

• Publikationer (Publications) Independent analyses, research papers, books, and legislative consultation responses (høringssvar) covering rule of law, human rights, freedom of expression, and surveillance topics, produced for Danish and international policymakers, academics, media, and the general public.
• Retssikkerhedens Danmarkskort (Rule of Law Map of Denmark) Interactive online mapping tool that tracks rule of law indicators across all Danish municipalities, including social-case reversal rates, citizen advisor functions, legal aid availability, and whistleblower schemes, for use by policymakers, journalists, researchers, and the public.
• Statusrapport: Retssikkerhed (Rule of Law Status Report) Annual comprehensive report monitoring the state of rule of law and fundamental rights in Denmark, distributed free of charge to policymakers, media, and the public, with editions published every year since 2014.
• Justitia Akademi Educational academy of Justitia offering training, programs, and seminars on legal and constitutional topics, including rule of law and fundamental rights, led by Gerd Sinding.
• Future of Free Speech Project International project documenting and analyzing global free speech trends, directed by CEO Jacob Mchangama from the US office, including research outputs, the podcast 'Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech', and media appearances.
• Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech (Podcast) Podcast series produced and narrated by CEO Jacob Mchangama that explores the history of free speech, distributed via the Justitia YouTube channel and podcast platforms for an international audience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published over 290 analyses and reports on rule of law, freedom of expression, human rights, and surveillance since founding in 2014
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IDA (IDA - Ingeniørforeningen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDA (Danish Union of Chartered Engineers) and Justitia co-initiated an open letter calling for the establishment of a privacy commission and to stop the hasty processing of PET (Danish Security and Intelligence Service) legislation.
• Justitia AkademicoreOthersJustitia Akademi is an educational arm of Justitia focused on teaching and training related to rule of law and fundamental rights. Led by Gerd Sinding. Website at justitiaakademi.dk.
• Civilstyrelsen (Danish Civil Agency)minorOthersJustitia's Rule of Law Map uses data from Civilstyrelsen regarding approved legal aid institutions (retshjælpsinstitutioner) in Denmark.
• Ankestyrelsen (Danish Agency for Patient Complaints)minorOthersJustitia's Rule of Law Map uses omgørelsesprocenter (reversal rates) data from Ankestyrelsen's statistics portal to show the proportion of municipal decisions on social matters that are reversed by the agency.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Freedom House: US-headquartered NGO that produces annual global freedom ratings and country reports on political rights and civil liberties. Justitia explicitly monitors and references Freedom House's Denmark score (97/100) in its work, and both organizations produce recurring country-level rule-of-law status reports.
• Index on Censorship: UK-based organization that promotes and defends freedom of expression. Closely comparable to Justitia's free-speech mandate, with a similar mix of legal analysis, advocacy, awards/recognition, and a publishing/journal arm (Index on Censorship magazine).
• PEN America: US-based literary and free-expression organization with international chapters. Comparable to Justitia in defending free speech and producing reports on threats to expression, though PEN's center of gravity is literature/writers and US domestic culture-war issues.
• CEPOS: Danish independent policy think tank where founder Jacob Mchangama previously served as Chief Legal Counsel. Closely comparable as a Denmark-based, privately funded think tank producing policy analysis in the classical-liberal tradition, though CEPOS is broader (economic policy) while Justitia focuses on rule of law.
• Article 19: International human rights organization focused specifically on freedom of expression and information. Direct functional peer to Justitia's Future of Free Speech project, both conducting legal advocacy, publishing analyses, and engaging in policy consultations on free-speech issues globally.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch: Large international human rights NGO producing country reports, legal analysis, and advocacy across rule-of-law and fundamental-rights domains. Broader and larger than Justitia, but with significant topical overlap in human rights monitoring, legal research, and policy advocacy.
• Cato Institute: Large US libertarian think tank producing independent policy research on civil liberties including free speech. Shares Justitia's classical-liberal positioning, privately funded model, and independence from government, though at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): US-based nonprofit defending civil liberties in the digital world, including free speech, privacy, and surveillance. Strong topical overlap with Justitia's surveillance and free-speech analyses, particularly relevant given Justitia's recent work on AI legislation and PET reform.

Regional players

• Amnesty International (Danish Section): Danish section of Amnesty International, which produces human rights research and legal analysis comparable to Justitia's human rights outputs (61 analyses on human rights). Operates in the same Danish geography and shares overlap in human rights monitoring and policy consultation responses.

Others

• Justitia's regulatory partners (Ankestyrelsen, Civilstyrelsen): Justitia's Rule of Law Map integrates data from Danish government agencies. As data providers, these agencies are not competitive peers but ecosystem participants whose published statistics enable Justitia's product; listed here to flag the structural data dependency underlying the map.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/justitiaorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/justitiadk
• Facebookfacebook.com/justitiadk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/justitia

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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