Soulbury Constitution
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The Soulbury Constitution was the post–World War II constitutional framework that established Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as a self-governing Dominion within the British Commonwealth, shaping its parliamentary democracy until the 1972 republican constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soulbury Constitution canonical | 8 |
| Soulbury Constitution of 1947 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soulbury Constitution Context triple: [Senate of Ceylon, legalBasis, Soulbury Constitution]
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A.
Barebone's Parliament
Barebone's Parliament was a short-lived, radical Puritan assembly that governed England in 1653 following the Rump Parliament and just before Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate.
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B.
Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
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C.
Brunswick Manifesto
The Brunswick Manifesto was a 1792 proclamation by the Duke of Brunswick threatening Paris with severe reprisals if the French royal family were harmed, which inflamed revolutionary sentiment and helped precipitate the fall of the monarchy.
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D.
Small Constitution of 1947
The Small Constitution of 1947 was a provisional Polish constitution adopted after World War II that defined the structure and powers of the communist-dominated government during the early years of the People's Republic of Poland.
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E.
Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Rights is the section of the Massachusetts Constitution that sets out fundamental civil liberties and principles of government, serving as a bill of rights for the state's citizens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soulbury Constitution Target entity description: The Soulbury Constitution was the post–World War II constitutional framework that established Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as a self-governing Dominion within the British Commonwealth, shaping its parliamentary democracy until the 1972 republican constitution.
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A.
Barebone's Parliament
Barebone's Parliament was a short-lived, radical Puritan assembly that governed England in 1653 following the Rump Parliament and just before Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate.
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B.
Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
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C.
Brunswick Manifesto
The Brunswick Manifesto was a 1792 proclamation by the Duke of Brunswick threatening Paris with severe reprisals if the French royal family were harmed, which inflamed revolutionary sentiment and helped precipitate the fall of the monarchy.
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D.
Small Constitution of 1947
The Small Constitution of 1947 was a provisional Polish constitution adopted after World War II that defined the structure and powers of the communist-dominated government during the early years of the People's Republic of Poland.
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E.
Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Rights is the section of the Massachusetts Constitution that sets out fundamental civil liberties and principles of government, serving as a bill of rights for the state's citizens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dominion constitution
ⓘ
constitution ⓘ |
| abolishedOn | 22 May 1972 ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1947 ⓘ |
| aimedTo | grant self-government within the British Empire ⓘ |
| allowedAppealsTo | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| appliedIn | elections to the House of Representatives of Ceylon ⓘ |
| basedOn | recommendations of the Soulbury Commission ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 4 February 1948 ⓘ |
| containedProvisionOn |
citizenship
ⓘ
executive powers ⓘ finance ⓘ franchise ⓘ judicial powers ⓘ legislative powers ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| country |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| createdPoliticalEntity | Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
entrenching unitary state structure
ⓘ
insufficient minority protections ⓘ |
| didNotProvideFor |
entrenched bill of rights
ⓘ
federalism ⓘ |
| effectiveUntil | 1972 republican constitution ⓘ |
| establishedSystemOfGovernment | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| executivePowerVestedIn | Cabinet of Ministers ⓘ |
| firstPrimeMinisterUnderConstitution | D. S. Senanayake ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Prime Minister of Ceylon ⓘ |
| headOfState | British monarch ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II decolonization ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional conventions
ⓘ
Westminster system ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster model
|
| jurisdiction |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Dominion constitution within the British Commonwealth ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral parliament ⓘ |
| limitedBy | reserve powers of the Governor-General ⓘ |
| lowerHouse |
Parliament of Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
|
| namedAfter | Soulbury Commission ⓘ |
| precededBy | Donoughmore Constitution ⓘ |
| providedFor |
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as final court of appeal
ⓘ
fundamental rights in limited form ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ unitary state structure ⓘ universal adult franchise ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
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surface form:
1972 Constitution of Sri Lanka
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| representativeOfHeadOfState |
Governor-General
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surface form:
Governor-General of Ceylon
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| superseded | colonial constitutional instruments of British Ceylon ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of Ceylon ⓘ |
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Subject: Soulbury Constitution Description of subject: The Soulbury Constitution was the post–World War II constitutional framework that established Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as a self-governing Dominion within the British Commonwealth, shaping its parliamentary democracy until the 1972 republican constitution.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
Soulbury Constitution of 1947