Phasing out the colonial status of Greenland, 1945-54 : a historical study / / edited by Frede P. Jensen, Erik Beukel

• Pubblicazione: Copenhagen, Denmark : , : Museum Tusculanum Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (481 p.)
• Disciplina: 998.2
• Soggetto topico: Decolonization - Greenland
• Soggetto geografico: Greenland History; Greenland Foreign relations Denmark; Denmark Foreign relations Greenland; Greenland Politics and government; Denmark Politics and government
• Persona (resp. second.): JensenFrede P.; BeukelErik <1945->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Colophone ""; ""Contents ""; ""1 · Introduction""; ""2 · Greenland and Denmark before 1945 (Erik Beukel)""; ""Introduction""; ""Greenland as a Danish colony""; ""The aura surrounding this vulnerable colony""; ""The monopoly""; ""Consensus""; ""Relationships with other countries: Vulnerable sovereignty""; ""Greenland between North America and Europe: World War II""; ""In the shadow of World War II: American considerations and proposals""; ""The US, Greenland, and Denmark after 9 April""; ""Kauffmann's Greenland agreement"" ; ""Two Danish perspectives: Brun and Kauffmann""""World War II as a turning point""; ""3 · The Greenland issue - sovereignty,self-determination and dependence (Erik Beukel) ""; ""Introduction""; ""Sovereignty""; ""Sovereignty as a fundamental norm""; ""Changes in the rules of sovereignty""; ""National right of self-determination""; ""Origin and development""; ""The UN Charter and the right of self-determination in practice""; ""Factors governing dependence: National security policy and economics""; ""After liberation""; ""Denmark and the US in NATO""; ""Economic dependence""; ""Conclusion"" ; ""4 · The international context: The decolonisation process in the UN (Erik Beukel)""""Introduction""; ""Normative framework""; ""The initial germination""; ""The UN Charter""; ""The US and decolonisation""; ""Organisational framework""; ""An organisational apparatus?""; ""Establishing an organisational apparatus: From an ad hoc committee to the Committee on Information""; ""A wider scope""; ""Lists of factors""; ""Closing remarks""; ""5 · The development of international law concerning decolonisation and selfdetermination (Jens Elo Rytter) ""; ""Introduction"" ; ""On the development of international law in general, especially the conditions for the formation of customary law""""On colonial self-determination, the territorial integrity of states, and the rights of minorities""; ""The establishment of colonial self-determination as a norm of international law""; ""Self-determination prior to 1945""; ""Self-determination and decolonisation under the UN Charter""; ""After 1945: The General Assembly proclaims the right of colonies to self-determination""; ""When was the right of colonies to self-determination established as a norm of international law?"" ; ""Requirements concerning the implementation of colonial self-determination (around 1953-1954)""""The colonial regime in Chapter XI of the UN Charter - the obligation to report to the Secretary-General""; ""After 1945: The General Assembly attempts to extend the authority of the UN based on Chapter XI""; ""An informed and democratic process""; ""The option of choosing independence""; ""What principles of international law applied in 1953-1954 to the implementation of the right of self-determination?""; ""Evaluating the process of Greenland's integration with Denmark in 1953-1954"" ; ""Greenland's integration and General Assembly Resolution 849""
• Titolo autorizzato: Phasing out the colonial status of Greenland, 1945-54
• ISBN: 87-635-3646-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797265103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Meddelelser om Grønland ; ; Volume 347.; Meddelelser om Grønland. . -Man & society ; ; Volume 37.