Hertzog Bills

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Hertzog Bills are a series of controversial legislative proposals introduced by South African Prime Minister J. B. M. Hertzog in the 1920s aimed at redefining the political and racial order in the Union of South Africa.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African legislation
legislative proposals
aim redefine the political order in the Union of South Africa
redefine the racial order in the Union of South Africa
associatedWithIdeology white minority rule in South Africa
associatedWithPolicy racial segregation in South Africa
characterizedAs controversial
controversyReason entrenchment of racial discrimination
restriction of political rights for non‑white populations
country Union of South Africa
field South African political history
constitutional law
governmentTypeContext dominion within the British Empire
historicalPeriod interwar period
introducedBy J. B. M. Hertzog
Prime Minister J. B. M. Hertzog
introducedInDecade 1920s
languageOfLegislation Afrikaans
English
legalStatus proposed legislation
legislativeBody Parliament of the Union of South Africa
namedAfter J. B. M. Hertzog
politicalContext segregationist policy debates in South Africa
region Southern Africa
subject political rights in South Africa
race relations in South Africa

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
J. B. M. Hertzog
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