Disentangling the conundrum of self-determination and its implications in Greenland
In 2009, the Act on Greenland Self-Government was adopted. It recognises that "the people of Greenland is a people pursuant to international law with the right of self-determination". Within this framework, the people of Greenland have gained significant control over their own affairs and...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/321943 2024-06-09T07:46:14+00:00 Disentangling the conundrum of self-determination and its implications in Greenland Cambou, Dorothée Céline Area and Cultural Studies Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) Department of Cultures 2020-11-26T03:39:38Z 10 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/321943 eng eng Cambridge University Press 10.1017/S0032247420000169 Cambou , D C 2020 , ' Disentangling the conundrum of self-determination and its implications in Greenland ' , Polar Record , vol. 56 , no. 3 , 3 , pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247420000169 ORCID: /0000-0003-2772-0641/work/159456563 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/321943 8e74cbda-5437-4303-9475-0b02c88c8a2c 000567513000001 cc_by_nc_nd info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess 5143 Social and cultural anthropology 513 Law Greenland Inuit Self-determination Indigenous peoples Independence UNDRIP Mining activities Inughuit RIGHTS LEGAL Article acceptedVersion 2020 ftunivhelsihelda https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247420000169 2024-05-14T23:40:59Z In 2009, the Act on Greenland Self-Government was adopted. It recognises that "the people of Greenland is a people pursuant to international law with the right of self-determination". Within this framework, the people of Greenland have gained significant control over their own affairs and the right to access to independence. Yet, the extent to which this framework ensures the right of self-determination in accordance with fundamental human rights can still be questioned. From a human rights perspective, the right of self-determination is not a one-time right. It is fundamental human right that applies in different contexts beyond decolonisation and which has implications not only for colonial countries and peoples but also for the population of all territories, including indigenous and minority groups. From this perspective, this contribution seeks to disentangle and analyse the different facets of self-determination in Greenland while considering the implications of the right based on the multifarious identity of the peoples living in the country as colonial people, citizens, indigenous and minority groups, including their claim to control mining resources. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Inughuit inuit Polar Record HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Greenland Polar Record 56 |
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In 2009, the Act on Greenland Self-Government was adopted. It recognises that "the people of Greenland is a people pursuant to international law with the right of self-determination". Within this framework, the people of Greenland have gained significant control over their own affairs and the right to access to independence. Yet, the extent to which this framework ensures the right of self-determination in accordance with fundamental human rights can still be questioned. From a human rights perspective, the right of self-determination is not a one-time right. It is fundamental human right that applies in different contexts beyond decolonisation and which has implications not only for colonial countries and peoples but also for the population of all territories, including indigenous and minority groups. From this perspective, this contribution seeks to disentangle and analyse the different facets of self-determination in Greenland while considering the implications of the right based on the multifarious identity of the peoples living in the country as colonial people, citizens, indigenous and minority groups, including their claim to control mining resources. Peer reviewed |
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Disentangling the conundrum of self-determination and its implications in Greenland |
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