Jamaica Committee
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The Jamaica Committee was a British political group formed in the 1860s to seek legal accountability for Governor Edward Eyre’s brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaica Committee canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British political organization
ⓘ
political pressure group ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| concernsEvent | Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| concernsPlace | Jamaica ⓘ |
| concernsTopic |
civil liberties
ⓘ
colonial governance ⓘ imperial law ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| focus | accountability of colonial officials ⓘ |
| formedAsReactionTo | brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| formedIn |
1860s
ⓘ
1866 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to challenge the legality of the suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion
ⓘ
to prosecute Edward Eyre for alleged unlawful killings ⓘ to seek legal accountability for Governor Edward Eyre ⓘ to uphold the rule of law in the British Empire ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to debates on limits of colonial authority
ⓘ
early example of human-rights oriented imperial criticism ⓘ |
| ideology |
legalism
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalClaim |
that Edward Eyre exceeded his legal powers
ⓘ
that martial law in Jamaica had been unlawfully applied ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | attempted private prosecution of Edward Eyre ⓘ |
| legalTarget |
Edward John Eyre
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Eyre
|
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| notableMember |
A. V. Dicey
ⓘ
Charles Darwin ⓘ Charles Lyell ⓘ Frederic Harrison ⓘ Goldwin Smith ⓘ Herbert Spencer ⓘ John Bright ⓘ John Stuart Mill ⓘ Thomas Henry Huxley ⓘ |
| opposed |
Edward John Eyre
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Eyre
|
| opposedBy | Eyre Defence Committee ⓘ |
| opposedPosition | defence of strong imperial authority ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Empire
ⓘ
Jamaican history ⓘ Morant Bay Rebellion suppression ⓘ |
| result | failed to secure conviction of Edward Eyre ⓘ |
| supportedBy | British liberals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
legal action
ⓘ
parliamentary lobbying ⓘ public campaigning ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.