Home Rule Act of 1979

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The Home Rule Act of 1979 is the Danish law that granted Greenland extensive self-government and political autonomy while remaining within the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish law ⓘ
autonomy statute ⓘ
aim increase political autonomy of Greenland ⓘ
recognize Greenlandic self-determination within Denmark ⓘ
appliesTo Greenland ⓘ
country Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
effectOnEntity establishment of Greenlandic self-government institutions ⓘ
transfer of certain administrative powers to Greenland ⓘ
transfer of certain legislative powers to Greenland ⓘ
grantsAutonomyTo Greenlandic Parliament ⓘ
Greenlandic government ⓘ
jurisdictionRemainedWithin Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
languageOfDocument Danish ⓘ
legalForm Act of the Danish Parliament ⓘ
legalStatusGranted extensive self-government ⓘ
political autonomy ⓘ
maintainsControlOver defence for Greenland ⓘ
foreign affairs for Greenland ⓘ
monetary policy for Greenland ⓘ
partOf constitutional framework of the Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
politicalContext Nordic autonomy arrangements ⓘ
decolonization of Greenland ⓘ
precededBy colonial administration of Greenland ⓘ
region Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region
relatedTo Greenland Self-Government Act of 2009 ⓘ
replacedSystem direct rule from Denmark ⓘ
retainedSovereigntyOf Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
subjectMatter Greenlandic home rule ⓘ
distribution of powers between Denmark and Greenland ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Greenland → legalBasis → Home Rule Act of 1979 ⓘ
Parliament of Greenland → foundedBy → Home Rule Act of Greenland ⓘ
linked to: Home Rule Act of 1979
Faroese Home Rule arrangement → legalForm → Home Rule Act ⓘ
linked to: Home Rule Act of 1979
Self-Government Act of 2009 → replaced → Home Rule Act of 1979 ⓘ