Western Pacific Order in Council 1877
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The Western Pacific Order in Council 1877 was a British imperial legal instrument that established administrative and judicial authority over British subjects in the Western Pacific, including the office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.
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Target entity: Western Pacific Order in Council 1877 Context triple: [High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, legalBasis, Western Pacific Order in Council 1877]
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South Seas Mandate
The South Seas Mandate was a former League of Nations mandate administered by Japan after World War I, comprising several Pacific islands that later became strategically important in World War II.
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Boxer Protocol
The Boxer Protocol was a 1901 peace settlement that ended the Boxer Rebellion by imposing heavy indemnities and severe political and military concessions on Qing China in favor of the foreign powers.
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Treaty of Washington (1826)
The Treaty of Washington (1826) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded large portions of their remaining lands in the southeastern United States to the U.S. government, furthering Native American dispossession and paving the way for increased white settlement.
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Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
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Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Western Pacific Order in Council 1877 Target entity description: The Western Pacific Order in Council 1877 was a British imperial legal instrument that established administrative and judicial authority over British subjects in the Western Pacific, including the office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.
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A.
South Seas Mandate
The South Seas Mandate was a former League of Nations mandate administered by Japan after World War I, comprising several Pacific islands that later became strategically important in World War II.
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B.
Boxer Protocol
The Boxer Protocol was a 1901 peace settlement that ended the Boxer Rebellion by imposing heavy indemnities and severe political and military concessions on Qing China in favor of the foreign powers.
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C.
Treaty of Washington (1826)
The Treaty of Washington (1826) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded large portions of their remaining lands in the southeastern United States to the U.S. government, furthering Native American dispossession and paving the way for increased white settlement.
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D.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
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E.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British imperial legal instrument
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Order in Council ⓘ |
| aimedAt | regulating trade and interactions involving British subjects in the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British subjects in the Western Pacific
ⓘ
islands and territories in the Western Pacific not otherwise under formal British colonial government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
western Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific
|
| concerns | extraterritorial jurisdiction over British subjects ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdOffice | High Commissioner for the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| defines |
jurisdictional limits of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
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powers of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
the King-in-Council
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surface form:
British Crown in Council
|
| established |
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
ⓘ
surface form:
office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
|
| follows | British imperial policy in the Pacific ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | subordinate legislation ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to establish administrative authority over British subjects in the Western Pacific
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to establish judicial authority over British subjects in the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | jurisdiction of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial law ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire administration in the Pacific
ⓘ
surface form:
British imperial administration in the Pacific
|
| regulates | conduct of British subjects in the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British colonial governance in Oceania
ⓘ
High Commission of the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| subjectOf | British colonial legal history ⓘ |
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Subject: Western Pacific Order in Council 1877 Description of subject: The Western Pacific Order in Council 1877 was a British imperial legal instrument that established administrative and judicial authority over British subjects in the Western Pacific, including the office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.
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