The Dispute Between Denmark and Norway Over the Sovereignty of East Greenland

• Published in: American Journal of International Law
• Main Author: Preuss, Lawrence
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1932
• Subjects: Law; Political Science and International Relations; Greenland; Norway; East Greenland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2190199; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002930000163936

With the submission to the Permanent Court of International Justice of the dispute over the sovereignty of East Greenland, a controversy of long standing between Denmark and Norway approaches a solution. The question first became acute in 1919, but an understanding of the conflicting claims upon which the parties rest their cases can be gained only by an examination of the more remote historical factors involved. Without attempting definitive opinions in a case concerning which complete information is not available, the writer wishes to examine the various claims which have been advanced, and to evaluate their relative importance in the settlement of the dispute.