Breakfast Briefing with Miriam Cullen
International Human Rights Law and Kalaallit Nunaat / Greenland
Abstract
As the relationship between Greenland and Denmark receives increased attention, understanding it through the lens of international law provides a crucial framework for interpreting and shaping domestic legal arrangements. In this presentation, Miriam sets out those parameters with particular focus on international human rights law. By situating domestic approaches within these broader legal obligations, she highlights how focusing on positive measures required under human rights law could serve as a platform for improving the relationship between Denmark and Greenland.
About the Speaker
Miriam Cullen is Associate Professor of law at KU Faculty of Law and Programme Manager Research at the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). She is Vice Chair of the expert group examining the human rights aspects of the ‘spiral sag’ (coil case), but she does not speak in that capacity on this occasion. Her presentation is based on research underpinning her report for DIHR on the human right to health in Greenland. Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, she lived in Greenland with her family in 2023. She presents a legal analysis and does not speak on behalf of Inuit, Kalaaleq, or others in Denmark or Greenland.
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