Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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1108 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [parTV This view has now received the tacit approval of the Hague Tribunal in connexion with the North American Fisheries Arbitration, in their award of September 1910, where they recognize the right of Canada and Newfoundland to make laws regarding the fishery binding on Americans, and do not restrict that power to the Imperial authorities only. On the other hand, it remains of course for the Imperial Government to decide what interpretation will be put on a disputed treaty. Thus, in 1907, that Government were unable to accept the view of the Government of New- foundland that the meaning of the Treaty of 1818 with the United States regarding the fisheries was too clear to admit of dispute, and therefore refused to enforce its terms absolutely, without reference to the views of the United States Government 1 } 2. THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEPARATE ADHERENCE TO AND WITHDRAWAL FROM GENERAL TREATIES BY THE DoMINIONS, AND FOR THE CONSULTATION OF THE DOMINIONS IN REGARD TO SUCH TREATIES. The original practice was to conclude treaties binding on all the dominions of the Crown, and as late as 1862 and 1865 the treaties with Belgium and with the North German Customs Union not merely bound all the Colonies, but pro- vided for the grant of national treatment in the Colonies to the products of these foreign countries. In 1868 the Austro- Hungarian Treaty of Navigation still bound all the Colonies, excepting that in those Colonies in which the coasting trade was reserved for British ships the reservation was permitted to continue. The commercial Treaty of 1876 with Austro- Hungary applies in express terms to all the Colonies, and existing treaties with Norway and Sweden of 1826, with Switzerland of 1855, with Russia of 1859, with Bolivia of 1840, with the Argentine Confederation of 1825, and so forth, naturally included the Colonies? In 1877 the question as bo the propriety of concluding such treaties was raised, and + Parl. Pap., Cd. 3765. 2 Parl. Pap., Cd. 3395 and 3396.

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