Abstract
In a comparative view of the Arctic, Greenland is the only autonomous territory that has the possibility of legally reaching the status of full independence. The funding of the increasing autonomy and, ultimately, of the independence of Greenland is acquired largely from the revenues of mining operations and, more generally, from the exploitation of natural energy sources. However, one must consider the special conditions of the indigenous Inuit, torn between the desire to participate in the development of the Arctic regions, with the related socio-economic benefits, and the willingness not to abandon the traditional lifestyles that are the basis of their indigenous culture.
Highlights
The present study intends to examine the prospects of independence of Greenland, at a time when tensions to independence occur in many areas of the world
Thirty-two subjects, have been transferred from Denmark to Greenland, in accordance with the current law on reinforced autonomy of 2009. They cover, among other things, mineral resources, from the granting of the licenses to the economic benefits that derive from them, the latter, not in an integral manner; the emergence of problematic aspects, as well as the need for cooperation between the Danish Government and the Government of Greenland, in accordance with the instructions contained in the important document entitled “Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands: Kingdom of Denmark Strategy for the Arctic 2011-2020” (Sanchez Galera, 2014: p. 91), adopted in August 2011 (Kingdom of Denmark, 2011) by the central authorities of Copenhagen in collaboration with peripheral/territorial ones of Nuuk (Greenland) and Tórshavn (Faroe Islands)
It is estimated that 11 percent of energy resources derived from oil and gas that are currently present in the Arctic region are in Greenland
Summary
The present study intends to examine the prospects of independence of Greenland, at a time when tensions to independence occur in many areas of the world. The study will serve to identify the most appropriate solutions to be prepared in case of emergence of tendencies towards independence, with emphasis on the abstract models and the concrete systems of the unified state, the regional state and the federal state. The methodology uses both the instruments of comparison and those of legal anthropology, with regard in the latter. The Prospects of Independence for Greenland, between Energy Resources and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (with Some Comparative Remarks on Nunavut, Canada). M. Mazza case to the condition of indigenous peoples, namely the Inuit of Greenland. The same methodology, is multidisciplinary, moving at the intersection of law, politics and anthropology
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