British Dominions
E16909
The British Dominions were semi-autonomous territories within the British Empire, such as Canada and Australia, that recognized the British monarch as their head of state while gradually developing self-governing institutions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional status
ⓘ
political concept ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Irish Free State ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| category |
constitutional history of the Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
constitutional history of the United Kingdom ⓘ former countries in the British Empire ⓘ |
| constitutionalRelationshipWith | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinedInUse | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| describedAs | autonomous communities within the British Empire ⓘ |
| developed | self-governing institutions ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
European colonial empires
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonies
|
| evolvedInto |
Commonwealth realms
ⓘ
fully sovereign states ⓘ |
| formalizedBy |
Imperial Conference of 1926
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Conferences
|
| governanceModel | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| governedBy | responsible government ⓘ |
| granted | internal self-government ⓘ |
| hadLegislativeAutonomy | after Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ |
| hadRightTo | withdraw from the British Empire (after Statute of Westminster 1931) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
self-governing
ⓘ
semi-autonomous ⓘ white settler colonies ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Prime Minister ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British constitutional law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusClarifiedIn | interwar period ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Imperial Conference of 1926
ⓘ
surface form:
Balfour Declaration of 1926 (Imperial Conference)
|
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| recognizedHeadOfState | British monarch ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
British Commonwealth of Nations
Dominion status ⓘ |
| representedMonarchBy | Governor-General ⓘ |
| retained |
British control over constitutional amendments (initially)
ⓘ
British control over foreign policy (initially) ⓘ |
| sharedMonarchWith | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| supersededByTerm | Commonwealth country ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | governing overseas territories of the British Empire ⓘ |