Peoples and sovereignty: constitutional law lessons from Greenland and Denmark

The final destiny of Greenland is still to be written, its population may conclude that their interests are best served by enjoying a high degree of self-governance within Denmark, or alternatively, their trajectory may ultimately be to assume sovereign status. The purpose of this article is not to...

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Main Authors: Garcia Oliva, Javier, Hall, Helen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/2d12a0b0-c559-429f-9673-1340f5fbb1e3
https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/files/161774167/Greenland_14th_August_2019.docx
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Summary:The final destiny of Greenland is still to be written, its population may conclude that their interests are best served by enjoying a high degree of self-governance within Denmark, or alternatively, their trajectory may ultimately be to assume sovereign status. The purpose of this article is not to speculate about which pathway would be preferable; rather, we are interested in one particular aspect of the situation, and any general conclusions which constitutional lawyers may gain from it. Our lens is focused on the implications for the Greenlandic people as an identifiable community within the Danish State.