Abstract
After having situated Greenland, the legal framework of the right to social security is examined. The relevant constitutional provisions are mentioned, after which an overview of the social security legislation and structure is provided. Attention is also paid to the enforcement of constitutional and statutory rights. In a next part of the chapter, general data on the population and its composition are followed by a description of the personal scope of the social insurance and social assistance schemes. The administration of social security is dealt with as well as the topic of the coordination of the national social security schemes with foreign social security provisions.
With special thanks to Mrs. Kirsten Olesen and Mrs. Signe Haugaard Christensen for reviewing the report on Greenland.
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Danish Act nr. 473 of 12 June 2009.
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Danish Act. nr. 577 of 29 November 1978.
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Danish Act nr. 577 of June 24, 2005 “Concerning the conclusion of agreements under international law by the Government of Greenland”.
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Danish statute no. 473 of 12 June 2009.
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Inatsisartutlov n° 26 of 18 November 2010.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 20 af 23. november 2015 om alderspension.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 40 af 9. december 2015 om førtidspension.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 2 af 15. maj 2014 om arbejdsmarkedsydelse.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 9 af 7. december 2009 om børnetilskud.
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Landstingsforordning nr. 15 af 20. november 2006 om offentlig hjælp.
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Landstingsforordning nr. 15 af 6. november 1997 om sundhedsvæsenets ydelser m.v.
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Landstingsforordning nr. 11 af 12. November 2001 om socialvaesenets styrelse og orgnaisation, §§ 8 ff.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 20 af 23. november 2015 om alderspension, §§ 1-4 and 7.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 40 af 9. december 2015 om førtidspension, §§1-4 and 7.
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Information on the website of the Statistical Office. Accessed on: http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 2 af 15. maj 2014 om arbejdsmarkedsydelse,§§ 2 and 6.
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Information on the website of the Statistical Office. Accessed on: http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/.
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Inatsisartutlov nr. 9 af 7. december 2009 om børnetilskud, §1.
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Information on the website of the Statistical Office. Accessed on: http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/.
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Landstingsforordning nr. 15 af 6. november 1997 om sundhedsvæsenets ydelser m.v., §2.
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Landstingsforordning nr. 15 af 20. november 2006 om offentlig hjælp, §§ 3-4.
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Information on the website of the Statistical Office. Accessed on: http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/.
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Landstingsforordning nr. 11 af 12. November 2001 om socialvaesenets styrelse og orgnaisation, §§ 5 and 9.
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Danish statute no. 473 of 12 June 2009.
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See Bekendtgørelse no. 15 af 23. august 2019 om udvidelse til Færøerne og Grønland af nordisk konvention af 12. juni 2012 om social sikring med tilhørende administrativ aftal.
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So e.g. the bilateral treaty with Australia: Bekendtgørelse no. 6 af 22. februar 2001 om overenskomst af 1. juli 1999 med Australien om social sikring med tilhørende administrativ aftale.
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Take for instance the bilateral agreement with New-Zealand, of May 6th, 1997 or the Agreement with Québec of 23 November 1987.
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Danish statute no. 473 of 12 June 2009.
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Landstingsforordning nr. 15 af 6. november 1997 om sundhedsvæsenets ydelser m.v., §§19-23.
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Pieters, D. (2021). Greenland. In: Social Security Law in Small Jurisdictions. The World of Small States, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78247-4_10
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