Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm

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The Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm is the distinct legal embodiment of the shared monarchy within that independent country’s constitutional and governmental system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy institution
legal concept
appliesTo independent Commonwealth realm
associatedWith Westminster system of government
basedOn constitutional law of the realm
canBe party to legal proceedings
canEnterInto contracts on behalf of the state
canOwn Crown land in the realm
distinctFrom Crown in right of any other realm
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
evolvedFrom British Crown
surface form: British imperial Crown
exercisedBy Governor-General
surface form: governor-general

monarch of the realm
viceroy or other representative
governedBy realm’s constitution
realm’s constitutional conventions
realm’s statutes
hasAspect Crown in right of the courts
Crown in right of the government
Crown in right of the legislature
hasAttribute personified by the reigning monarch
separate legal personality from the monarch as a natural person
hasCharacteristic legally distinct in each realm
shares the same natural person as monarch with other realms
hasContinuityWith pre-independence Crown in that territory
hasFunction appoint ministers
enter into certain legal relationships on behalf of the state
grant royal assent to legislation
issue orders in council or similar instruments
summon and dissolve parliament
hasJurisdictionOver armed forces of the realm
executive branch of the realm
public service of the realm
hasLegalStatus corporation sole in many realms
perpetual succession regardless of change of monarch
hasPowersLimitedBy constitutional conventions of responsible government
statutory provisions
hasPurpose embody the state’s authority in law
provide continuity of the state across governments and monarchs
hasRole fount of executive authority
head of state
part of the legislature
symbol of judicial authority
partOf Commonwealth realms
relatedTo shared monarchy of the Commonwealth realms
symbolizedBy royal coat of arms of the realm
royal cypher of the monarch
usedInPhrase the Crown in right of [realm name]

Referenced by (6)

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Premier of New South Wales appointedBy Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
this entity surface form: Crown of Australia
The Crown in right of Saint Kitts and Nevis constitutionalPrinciple Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
this entity surface form: Crown is the source of all executive authority
The Crown in right of Saint Kitts and Nevis constitutionalPrinciple Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
this entity surface form: Crown is part of Parliament
British Crown continuesAs Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
Crown in right of the United Kingdom distinctFrom Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
this entity surface form: Crown in right of Australia
the Crown hasAspect Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
this entity surface form: the Crown in right of each Canadian province