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Home Rule in Greenland 1979

Home Rule in Greenland 1979 HOME RULE IN GREENLAND 1979 By Isi Foighel* _ INTRODUCTION ' With a total of 2.175.600 squarekilometres Greenland constitutes the largest island of the world. By far the greater part of the Island is permanently covered by the icecap, the ice- free areas covering only 341.700 squarekilometres. This area is inhabited by some 45.000 persons of which hardly 40.000 are born in Greenland, ethnically being eskimoes. By far the greater part of the working population (some 13.500 persons) make their livelihood from hunting, fishing and sheep-breeding, whereas the rest today is occupied in the field of administration, transport, building, construction etc. Since the famous voyage of the Danish missionary Hans Egede to Greenland in 1721, Greenland has been considered a Danish colony. The first major general regulation con- cerning Greenland, "Instructions regarding Trade and Whalehunters in Greenland" was issued on April 19, 1782. In this act the Danish King laid down its general policy regarding its northern colony. The instructions provide that the administration should apply the guiding principle that any work undertaken in Greenland should be made the best interest of the Greenlanders. Trading interests should also be promoted as much as possible, but should have second http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Journal of International Law Brill

Home Rule in Greenland 1979

Foighel, Isi
Nordic Journal of International Law , Volume 48 (1-4): 4 – Jan 1, 1979
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© 1979 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0902-7351
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10.1163/187529379X00027
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HOME RULE IN GREENLAND 1979 By Isi Foighel* _ INTRODUCTION ' With a total of 2.175.600 squarekilometres Greenland constitutes the largest island of the world. By far the greater part of the Island is permanently covered by the icecap, the ice- free areas covering only 341.700 squarekilometres. This area is inhabited by some 45.000 persons of which hardly 40.000 are born in Greenland, ethnically being eskimoes. By far the greater part of the working population (some 13.500 persons) make their livelihood from hunting, fishing and sheep-breeding, whereas the rest today is occupied in the field of administration, transport, building, construction etc. Since the famous voyage of the Danish missionary Hans Egede to Greenland in 1721, Greenland has been considered a Danish colony. The first major general regulation con- cerning Greenland, "Instructions regarding Trade and Whalehunters in Greenland" was issued on April 19, 1782. In this act the Danish King laid down its general policy regarding its northern colony. The instructions provide that the administration should apply the guiding principle that any work undertaken in Greenland should be made the best interest of the Greenlanders. Trading interests should also be promoted as much as possible, but should have second

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