Statutes of Westminster
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The Statutes of Westminster are a series of important 13th-century English laws that reformed feudal, criminal, and procedural law and became a foundational influence on later English common law.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Provisions of Westminster | 5 |
| Statutes of Westminster canonical | 2 |
| Second Statute of Westminster | 1 |
| Statute of Westminster I | 1 |
| Statute of Westminster III | 1 |
| Statute of Westminster the Second | 1 |
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Target entity: Statutes of Westminster Context triple: [Edward I of England, notableWork, Statutes of Westminster]
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Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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Constitution Act, 1867
The Constitution Act, 1867 is the foundational statute that created the Dominion of Canada and established its federal system of government, dividing powers between the federal and provincial levels.
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Commonwealth Charter
The Commonwealth Charter is a foundational document that sets out the core values, principles, and commitments guiding cooperation among the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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McMahon Act
The McMahon Act is a landmark 1946 U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and restricted the sharing of atomic information, laying the foundation for American nuclear policy during the early Cold War.
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E.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Statutes of Westminster Target entity description: The Statutes of Westminster are a series of important 13th-century English laws that reformed feudal, criminal, and procedural law and became a foundational influence on later English common law.
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A.
Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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B.
Constitution Act, 1867
The Constitution Act, 1867 is the foundational statute that created the Dominion of Canada and established its federal system of government, dividing powers between the federal and provincial levels.
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C.
Commonwealth Charter
The Commonwealth Charter is a foundational document that sets out the core values, principles, and commitments guiding cooperation among the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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D.
McMahon Act
The McMahon Act is a landmark 1946 U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and restricted the sharing of atomic information, laying the foundation for American nuclear policy during the early Cold War.
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E.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval legislation
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series of English statutes ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedBySource | legal history of England ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | law reform ⓘ |
| follows | Magna Carta ⓘ |
| genre | statute law ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of remedies in common law
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limitation of feudal abuses ⓘ standardization of legal procedures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Statute of Westminster 1275
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Statute of Westminster 1285 ⓘ Statute of Westminster 1290 ⓘ |
| inception | 1275 ⓘ |
| influenced |
English common law
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common law in British colonies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | feudal system in England ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
criminal law
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feudal law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval English legal reforms ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation |
City of Westminster
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surface form:
Westminster
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| promulgatedBy | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
reform of civil procedure
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reform of criminal procedure ⓘ reform of feudal incidents ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
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