Crown as corporation sole
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The Crown as corporation sole is a legal concept in Commonwealth constitutional law that treats the monarch as a single, continuous legal person distinct from the officeholder, enabling the state to own property, enter contracts, and exercise powers in perpetuity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crown as corporation sole canonical | 1 |
| the Crown is a corporation sole | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional doctrine
ⓘ
fictional legal person ⓘ legal concept ⓘ |
| allows |
automatic succession of the Crown’s legal personality
ⓘ
continuity of Crown property rights despite succession ⓘ continuity of contracts with the Crown despite succession ⓘ |
| appliesTo | monarch ⓘ |
| basisFor |
state ownership of natural resources
ⓘ
state ownership of public lands ⓘ vesting of certain statutory powers ⓘ vesting of executive authority ⓘ vesting of prerogative powers ⓘ |
| componentOf |
monarchical constitutional framework
ⓘ
public law of Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Crown as corporation aggregate ⓘ |
| developedFrom | medieval theories of kingship and corporations ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom |
natural person of the monarch
ⓘ
officeholder as individual ⓘ |
| enables |
state to enter contracts in perpetuity
ⓘ
state to exercise powers in perpetuity ⓘ state to own property in perpetuity ⓘ |
| ensures |
continuity of legal personality of the Crown
ⓘ
continuity of the state ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | English common law ⓘ |
| involves |
attribution of state acts to the Crown
ⓘ
separation between the Crown and the officeholder ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation sole ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Commonwealth constitutional law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown immunity
Crown prerogative ⓘ sovereign as legal person ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
the Crown in right of Australia
ⓘ
Crown in right of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in right of Canada
Crown in right of New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in right of New Zealand
the Crown in right of each province or state in some federations ⓘ Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in right of the United Kingdom
|
| supportsDoctrine |
Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown is immortal
the King never dies ⓘ |
| treatsAs |
continuous legal person
ⓘ
single legal person ⓘ |
| usedFor |
being party to litigation involving the state
ⓘ
entering contracts on behalf of the state ⓘ holding title to Crown property ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Australian constitutional law
ⓘ
Canadian constitutional law ⓘ New Zealand constitutional law ⓘ United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ other Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the Crown is a corporation sole