Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
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The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of the Oireachtas
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constitutional amendment → |
| amends |
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
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| associatedInstitution |
Department of the President of the Executive Council
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| associatedPerson |
Éamon de Valera
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| category |
1936 in Irish law
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Acts of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State → Irish constitutional law → |
| constitutionalChange |
reallocated or removed powers previously exercised by the Governor-General
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reduced the role of the British monarch in Irish Free State constitutional arrangements → |
| constitutionalObjective |
to assert greater internal sovereignty of the Irish Free State
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to minimize the constitutional role of the British Crown in Irish affairs → |
| constitutionalSignificance |
key step in transforming the Irish Free State into a more fully sovereign state
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| country |
Irish Free State
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| effect |
advanced the constitutional independence of the Irish Free State from the United Kingdom
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effectively abolished the office of Governor-General of the Irish Free State → removed most constitutional functions of the British monarch in the Irish Free State → |
| governanceImpact |
altered the structure of the executive authority in the Irish Free State
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removed a key symbol of British authority from Irish constitutional law → |
| historicalContext |
part of the dismantling of the Irish Free State’s remaining constitutional links with the British Crown
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| introducedBy |
Government of Éamon de Valera
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| jurisdiction |
Irish Free State
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| language |
English
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| legalStatus |
spent legislation following replacement of the 1922 Constitution
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| legalSystem |
Irish law
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| legislativeBody |
Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
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| politicalContext |
Fianna Fáil government constitutional reforms of the 1930s
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| purpose |
to alter the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State
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to remove references to the King and the Governor-General from the Constitution of the Irish Free State → |
| relatedTo |
Constitution (Amendment No. 26) Act 1935
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Constitution of Ireland 1937 → Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 → |
| shortDescription |
Irish Free State constitutional amendment removing most functions of the Governor-General
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| subjectOf |
Irish constitutional law scholarship
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studies of Irish independence from Britain → |
| successorFramework |
Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) adopted in 1937
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| territorialExtent |
entire territory of the Irish Free State
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Referenced by (1)
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Irish Free State
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