Radcliffe Award
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The Radcliffe Award is the formal report issued in 1947 by Sir Cyril Radcliffe’s Boundary Commission that defined the partition borders between India and Pakistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radcliffe Award canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boundary award
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Radcliffe Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Boundary
India–Pakistan border ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab Boundary
Sylhet referendum area ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Dominion of India
ⓘ
Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ |
| archivedIn |
National Archives of India
ⓘ
National Archives of Pakistan ⓘ The National Archives ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom National Archives
|
| author |
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
|
| basedOn |
Radcliffe Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Radcliffe Commission report
|
| commissionedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 1947-08-17 ⓘ |
| defines | Radcliffe Line ⓘ |
| definesBorderBetween |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| definesPartitionOf |
Assam
ⓘ
surface form:
Assam (Sylhet region)
Bengal ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| documentType | boundary award report ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
communal violence in partitioned regions
ⓘ
mass population displacement ⓘ |
| hasMap | Radcliffe Line maps ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Radcliffe Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Radcliffe Boundary Commission
|
| jurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian Empire
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
colonial law
ⓘ
public international law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
|
| purpose | to delimit the boundary between India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| relatedCommission |
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Boundary Commission
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab Boundary Commission
|
| relatedEvent |
Creation of Pakistan
ⓘ
Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
surface form:
Independence of India
Partition of India ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
|
| subjectMatter |
international boundary delimitation
ⓘ
territorial partition ⓘ |
| successorBorderRegime | Indo-Pakistan border agreements ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1947 ⓘ |
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