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Parliament and Empire
MacDonald, William | December 4, 1929 issue

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The article discusses the book "Parliament and the British Empire. Some Constitutional Controversies Concerning Imperial Legislative Jurisdiction," by Robert Livingston Schuyler. The author concedes, that not only the act of May 1649, but also all the other acts of the Long Parliament were illegal, for the reason that they were all enacted without the assent of the King. In English legal history, indeed, they are not recognized as statutes at all, but are known as ordinances. The claim of Parliament to imperial authority, however, as presented by Schuyler, does not rest upon the dubious foundation of an illegal ordinance.

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PARLIAMENT & the British Empire (Book); SCHUYLER, Robert Livingston; LAW -- History; JURISDICTION; GREAT Britain -- Colonies; GREAT Britain -- Politics & government -- Long Parliament, 1640-1660; GREAT Britain
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