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