Hingitaq 53, Petersen and Others v. Office of the Prime Minister of Denmark
277 Human rights — Indigenous peoples — Property rights — Recognition of indigenous land rights — Indigenous Inughuit population of Thule in Greenland — ILO Convention No 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, 1989 — Whether Inughuit constituting distinct indigenous p...
| Published in: | International Law Reports |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2011
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511675805.007 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0309067100021808 |
| Summary: | 277 Human rights — Indigenous peoples — Property rights — Recognition of indigenous land rights — Indigenous Inughuit population of Thule in Greenland — ILO Convention No 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, 1989 — Whether Inughuit constituting distinct indigenous people separate from main population within meaning of Convention — Forced resettlement in 1953 to make way for United States air base — Right to return — Right to compensation — United States — Denmark Agreement concerning the Defence of Greenland, 1951 — Whether providing adequate legal basis for expropriation and resettlement under municipal and international law — Whether satisfying requirements for legality under Danish Constitution Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaty obligations — Effect under municipal law — United States — Denmark Agreement concerning the Defence of Greenland, 1951 — Obligations of State in relation to private claimants — Memorandum of Understanding between States Parties to Agreement — Effect on rights of private claimants — Interpretation of treaties — ILO Convention No 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, 1989 — The law of Denmark |
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