“The Statute of Westminster, 1931: An Irish Perspective”
The enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 represents one of the most significant events in the history of the British Empire. The very name of this historic piece of legislation, with its medieval antecedents, epitomizes a sense of enduring grandeur and dignity. The Statute of Westminster...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s073824801300045x 2024-03-03T08:46:43+00:00 “The Statute of Westminster, 1931: An Irish Perspective” Mohr, Thomas 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s073824801300045x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S073824801300045X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Law and History Review volume 31, issue 4, page 749-791 ISSN 0738-2480 1939-9022 Law History journal-article 2013 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s073824801300045x 2024-02-08T08:33:34Z The enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 represents one of the most significant events in the history of the British Empire. The very name of this historic piece of legislation, with its medieval antecedents, epitomizes a sense of enduring grandeur and dignity. The Statute of Westminster recognized significant advances in the evolution of the self-governing Dominions into fully sovereign states. The term “Dominion” was initially adopted in relation to Canada, but was extended in 1907 to refer to all self-governing colonies of white settlement that had been evolving in the direction of greater autonomy since the middle of the nineteenth century. By the early 1930s, the Dominions included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Cambridge University Press Canada New Zealand Westminster ENVELOPE(169.367,169.367,-84.983,-84.983) Law and History Review 31 4 749 791 |
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The enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 represents one of the most significant events in the history of the British Empire. The very name of this historic piece of legislation, with its medieval antecedents, epitomizes a sense of enduring grandeur and dignity. The Statute of Westminster recognized significant advances in the evolution of the self-governing Dominions into fully sovereign states. The term “Dominion” was initially adopted in relation to Canada, but was extended in 1907 to refer to all self-governing colonies of white settlement that had been evolving in the direction of greater autonomy since the middle of the nineteenth century. By the early 1930s, the Dominions included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State. |
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