Thule Air Base Traffic Offence Case

276 Jurisdiction — Foreign armed forces — NATO military bases in Greenland — Legal status — Danish nationals living and working on bases — Traffic offences — Whether subject to jurisdiction of Danish courts — Agreement between Governments of United States of America and Denmark concerning Defence of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Law Reports
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1993
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316152201.014
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0309067100022978
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Summary:276 Jurisdiction — Foreign armed forces — NATO military bases in Greenland — Legal status — Danish nationals living and working on bases — Traffic offences — Whether subject to jurisdiction of Danish courts — Agreement between Governments of United States of America and Denmark concerning Defence of Greenland, 1951 — Articles II and VIII — “Defence areas” States — Constituent territories — Self-governing province — Greenland — Whether Danish law applicable — The law of Denmark