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The British Commonwealth: An Experiment in Co-Operation among Nations

Book by Frank H. Underhill; Duke University Press, 1956

Subjects:

Commonwealth Of Nations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...continuity. The constitutional secret of the British Empire-Commonwealth is this British...British Commonwealth was a question on which British experts in constitutional law could...fascinating to constitutional experts...future of the Commonwealth was foreign...response of the British communities...
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Survey of British Commonwealth Affairs

Book by Nicholas Mansergh; Oxford University Press, 1952

Subjects:

Great Britain--Colonies, Great Britain--Foreign Relations--20th Cent, Imperial Federation, Nationalism

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the British Commonwealth of Nations...satisfaction to British constitutional experts who...entitled The Constitution of the British Commonwealth , which made...landmarks in British constitutional history...essence of the Commonwealth had been...
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The British Commonwealth and International Security: The Role of the Dominions, 1919-1939

Book by Gwendolen M. Carter; The Ryerson Press, 1947

Subjects:

Great Britain--Colonies, Great Britain--Foreign Relations--20th Cent, Security, International

Collections: History, Entire Library

...member of the British Commonwealth of Nations...precluded by its Constitution from expressing...developments, constitutional evolution within the British Commonwealth and economic...problems, constitutional relations...evolution of the British Commonwealth than has...
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Edward Gibbon Wakefield: Builder of the British Commonwealth

Book by Paul Bloomfield; Longman, 1961

Subjects:

Great Britain--Colonies--Australia, Great Britain--Colonies--New Zealand, Wakefield, Edward Gibbon--1796-1862

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Builder of the British Commonwealth PAUL BLOOMFIELD...Of course the British at present are...significance of the Commonwealth for the world...Emigration from the British Isles , 1929...Britain and Commonwealth Migration...
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The Commonwealth Pen: An Introduction to the Literature of the British Commonwealth

Book by A. L. McLeod; Cornell University Press, 1961

Subjects:

English Literature--History And Criticism, Literature--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH The Commonwealth...LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EDITED BY A...The phenomenon of Commonwealth literature is of...sovereignty by former British colonies. It is...

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From Unwritten to Written: Transformation in the British Common-Law Constitution

Journal article by David Jenkins; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 36, 2003

Subjects:

Common law--Political aspects, Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Judicial review--Laws, regulations, etc., United Kingdom. Parliament--Powers and duties

Collections: Entire Library

...This Article posits that the British Constitution is changing by incorporating...In recent years, the British Constitution has undergone remarkable...status and significance in the British Constitution. Those documents reflect...
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"Greening" the Constitution - Harmonizing Environmental and Constitutional Values

Journal article by Robert V. Percival; Environmental Law, Vol. 32, 2002

Subjects:

Constitutional history--Environmental aspects, Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Environmental law--Interpretation and construction, Judicial power--Analysis, United States Constitution

Collections: Entire Library

...state interests, rather than constitutional litigation that "inevitably...response costs after the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, while working...seeking contribution from the Commonwealth, the court dismissed the...Congress did not have the constitutional authority to waive a states...
3.

The English Constitution

Journal article by Adam Tomkins; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 19, 2002

Subjects:

The English Constitution (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...referring to the interregnum, or commonwealth: that is, to the Cromwellian...11.) For an account of the British constitutional order that locates the mid-seventeenth...as Madison thought) is the British constitutions principal means of seeking...
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Quartering Species: The "Living Constitution," the Third Amendment, and the Endangered Species Act

Journal article by Andrew P. Morriss, Richard L. Stroup; Environmental Law, Vol. 30, 2000

Subjects:

Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Endangered species--Laws, regulations, etc., Right of property--Laws, regulations, etc., Soldiers--Billeting, United States Constitution--U.S. Const. amend. 3

Collections: Entire Library

...for the Borough: A Constitutional Question for Lancaster...INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH COLONIES (1767-68...for the Empire, in 2 COMMONWEALTH HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS...DORF, ON READING THE CONSTITUTION 117 (1991). However...homes but attempts by British authorities to require...
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From Cautiousness to Decisiveness: Changes in Soviet Negotiation Tactics toward the British during World War II

Journal article by Arieh J. Kochavi; East European Quarterly, Vol. 36, 2002

Subjects:

British foreign relations, Great Britain (World War II), International negotiations, Soviet Union (World War II), Soviet foreign relations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...formally and its constitution and functions...suspicion of British intentions to...regarding British Commonwealth troops in German...all Soviet and British Commonwealth POWs whether...many as 50,000 British Commonwealth POWs. The Soviet...

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Writing It Down: Gordon Brown's Promised Written Constitution-If It Happens-Won't Be the First in British History, as Patrick Little Reminds Us

Magazine article by Patrick Little; History Today, Vol. 58, January 2008

Subjects:

British constitution--Laws, regulations and rules, Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Laws, regulations and rules, Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Powers and duties, Prime ministers--Laws, regulations and rules, Prime ministers--Powers and duties

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the government; but it ignores two examples of British written constitutions from 350 years before...that the supreme legislative authority of the Commonwealth ... shall be and reside in one person, and the...
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Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act

Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 50, July 2000

Subjects:

Australia--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...monarch and acted as guardian of the constitution. Both houses were elected by universal...three years. The Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia passed easily through the...Australians still considered themselves British and the strength of their ties with...
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The Commonwealth Burden

Magazine article by Brian Crozier; National Review, Vol. 36, January 27, 1984

Subjects:

Africa, British foreign relations--Africa, Commonwealth of Nations, Howe, Geoffrey, Thatcher, Margaret, United Kingdom, United States foreign relations--Africa, United States--Public opinion

Collections: Entire Library

...to feel that, at enormous cost to the British taxpayer, the old mother country should...Howe, made a speech before the Royal Commonwealth Society in London; he also gave an interview...to stop fighting and agree on a new constitution. In that sense, it was an achievement...
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South Africa and the Commonwealth Part One: The Years of Acrimony

Magazine article by James Hamill; Contemporary Review, Vol. 267, July 1995

Subjects:

Commonwealth of Nations--Relations with South Africa, South Africa--Relations with Commonwealth of Nations

Collections: Entire Library

...with all things British rested rather...towards the Commonwealth was based not...South African constitution, which had come...unlike previous British Prime Ministers...consensus within the Commonwealth, Mrs. Thatcher...established by the Commonwealth at its Nassau...conference. The British Prime Minister...
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Uganda: Ready for Commonwealth; the Commonwealth Holds Its Biennial Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, from 23-25 November. Tom Mbakwe and Derek Ingram (an Executive Committee Member of the Commonwealth's Human Rights Initiative), Have Looked through Their Crystal Balls and Seen Some Tough Issues Lying in Wait for the Kampala Meeting

Magazine article by Tom Mbakwe, Derek Ingram; New African, November 2007

Subjects:

Commonwealth of Nations--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Commonwealth of Nations--History, Prime ministers--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Uganda--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...Mozambique which are not technically former British colonies. The other African members...paper. In reality, however, the "White Commonwealth" comprising Britain, Canada, Australia...he is still president. Ugandas 1995 constitution prescribed two-term limits for the presidency...

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Golden Boys Are on Track to Enjoy Last Laugh at Games; COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 1, 2006

Subjects:

Commonwealth games

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...representation at every Commonwealth Games since 1986. That...achieving medals at British level and, from there...world level. The clubs constitution is just a page long...We will go to the British championships and win...the most basic of constitutions, it concentrates on...
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INTERNATIONAL: Commonwealth Suspends Pakistan after Deadline Passes

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 23, 2007

Subjects:

Musharraf, Pervez, Regulatory compliance

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of Emergency had not been lifted, the Constitution and independence of the judiciary had...Earlier this week Pakistan asked the Commonwealth to delay its decision and send a delegation...been adamant it must be suspended. But British Foreign Secretary David Mili-band said...
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Plaid MP Calls on Wales to Enter Its Own Athletics Team at World Championships

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 30, 2007

Subjects:

Commonwealth games--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...dropped down to the second division of the British athletics league. "For athletics and...Association of Athletics Federations) constitution allows competitors from territories...the World Junior Championships and the Commonwealth Games are important, as they serve as...
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National Day of Gambia

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 18, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...February 18, 1965, as a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth. Shortly thereafter...president replacing the British monarch as chief of state...required to amend the Constitution, but the results won widespread...
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Mideast Policies; Time to Take a Gamble

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 28, 2007

Subjects:

Musharraf, Pervez

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the president to restore the constitution and democracy and hold free...suspending military aid, as the British Commonwealth has suspended Pakistans membership...government that will abide by the constitution and rule of law. The bet here...

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Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...general (1894 99, 1900 1901). He was a framer of the commonwealth constitution and sat in the dominion Parliament (1901 6), becoming...as governor-general was the first made by the British crown directly on the advice of a dominion ministry...
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Great Britain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...partners, and the Commonwealth countries are...Britain is a constitutional monarchy. The...members of the British parliament should...countries of the Commonwealth and of EFTA, agreement on British entry was not...annually by the British government since...Keir, The Constitutional History of Modern...
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Massachusetts

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...considerable number of Tories. British troops never returned...colonies. In 1780 a new constitution, drafted by a constitutional...Confederation; this constitution was ratified by Massachusetts...trade routes within the British Empire, but new ones...politically in the commonwealths unwavering adherence...
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Canada

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...member of the Commonwealth of Nations . The...governor-general. The basic constitutional document is the...which replaced the British North America Act...the problem the British passed the Constitutional Act (1791). It divided...
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Sri Lanka

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...member of the Commonwealth of Nations...descended from British colonists...under the constitution of 1978...Under the British, tea, coffee...War I. The constitution of 1931 granted...status in the Commonwealth of Nations...With Soviet, British, and Indian...adopted a new constitution, declared...membership in the Commonwealth of Nations...

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