POL111H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Constitution Act 1986, 1852 Constitution Of The Kingdom Of Hawaii, Monarchy Of The United Kingdom
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All of the british colonial liberal societies established by the british empire were created in the same way: By a law passed by the british parliament; and this was combined with the unwritten constitutional conventions characteristic of the. Other examples are australia and new zealand (see textbook, p. 330). So let"s start with our formal constitutional documents. Examples of parliamentary democracies created by the british. Year country created by law passed by british. Britain would never again pass a law affecting the country"s original constitution, without the request & consent of that country. In 1947 the british parliament passed a law giving nz the right to repeal/change the 1852 constitution. In 1986 nz finally took advantage of this & passed the. Constitution act 1986: this repealed the 1852 constitution & declared that no law passed by the british parliament in the future could extend to nz. Parliament passed a law implementing the anglo- irish.