Just Security has this hypothetical legal review of possible U.S. military action to seize Greenland. The authors are Daniel Maurer, Steven J. Lepper, Alberto J. Mora, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, and the Editor. Excerpt:
In summary, neither the Constitution nor any domestic federal law authorizes the President to use the U.S. military and armed force to occupy or annex Greenland without the consent of Denmark or a U.N. Security Council Resolution. By using military force against a fellow member of NATO, the United States would effectively withdraw from theNorth Atlantic Treaty; without an Act of Congress or consent by two-thirds of the Senate, such a withdrawal would violate a U.S. federal statute.
By violating both constitutional and statutory law, any order issued outside the legal authority of the President or Secretary of Defense to employ the U.S. military to occupy or annex Greenland by force or threat of force without the consent of Denmark would be an unlawful order. Moreover, by constituting an act of “aggression” and “use of force” in violation of the UN Charter, any order to employ the U.S. military to occupy or annex Greenland by force or threat of force without the consent of Denmark would be an unlawful order
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