Southern Rhodesia Constitution

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The Southern Rhodesia Constitution was the legal framework that defined the colonial self-governance, political institutions, and powers of the government in Southern Rhodesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial constitution
constitutional document
amendedBy 1953 constitutional changes for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Southern Rhodesia (Constitution) (Amendment) Orders in Council
appliesTo Southern Rhodesia
linked to: Rhodesia
basedOn Order in Council of 1923
linked to: Order in Council

Southern Rhodesia (Constitution) Letters Patent 1923
characteristic entrenched white minority rule
restricted franchise based on race and property
contains provisions on assent to legislation by the Governor
provisions on disallowance of colonial legislation by the Crown
provisions on reserved powers for the British government
country Southern Rhodesia
linked to: Rhodesia
defines political institutions of Southern Rhodesia
powers of the government of Southern Rhodesia
relationship between colonial government and British Crown
established Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia
office of Governor of Southern Rhodesia
office of Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia
responsible government in Southern Rhodesia
self-governing colony status for Southern Rhodesia
follows British colonial constitutional model
grantedBy British Crown
United Kingdom government
linked to: UK government
hasLanguage English
historicalPeriod British colonial rule in Southern Africa
inception 1923
influenced later constitutional developments in Rhodesia
inForceUntil 1965
jurisdiction Southern Rhodesia
linked to: Rhodesia
legalStatus legal framework for colonial self-government
legalSystem common law
regulates composition of the Legislative Assembly
electoral system for the Legislative Assembly
franchise qualifications in Southern Rhodesia
powers of the Executive Council
powers of the Governor
relationship between Executive and Legislature
relatedTo Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Constitution
Rhodesian 1961 Constitution
Rhodesian 1969 Constitution
replaced British South Africa Company rule in Southern Rhodesia
subjectOf Rhodesian political history
colonial constitutional law
scholarship on settler colonialism
studies of minority rule constitutions
supersededBy 1965 Rhodesian constitution following UDI

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Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia governedBy Southern Rhodesia Constitution
Government of Rhodesia constitution 1965 Constitution of Rhodesia
linked to: Southern Rhodesia Constitution
Southern Rhodesia Constitution basedOn Southern Rhodesia (Constitution) Letters Patent 1923
linked to: Southern Rhodesia Constitution
Southern Rhodesia Constitution amendedBy Southern Rhodesia (Constitution) (Amendment) Orders in Council
linked to: Southern Rhodesia Constitution
Southern Rhodesia Constitution supersededBy 1965 Rhodesian constitution following UDI
linked to: Southern Rhodesia Constitution
Southern Rhodesia Constitution relatedTo Rhodesian 1961 Constitution
linked to: Southern Rhodesia Constitution