A Study on the Historiography of the British West Indies to the End of the Nineteenth Century, Issue 186Study based on the printed histories available in the libraries of the University College of the West Indies and of the Institute of Jamaica. |
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Page 83
... constitutional theory is , in essence , that of an unformalised federal structure in which rights and spheres of influence are divided between the im- perial government , whether Crown or Parliament , and the local parliaments ...
... constitutional theory is , in essence , that of an unformalised federal structure in which rights and spheres of influence are divided between the im- perial government , whether Crown or Parliament , and the local parliaments ...
Page 119
... constitutional , and the legal and constitutional discussions are the most interesting in his work . As a trained lawyer and Chief Justice of the island , he was presumably well qualified to speak of its constitution and laws . In ...
... constitutional , and the legal and constitutional discussions are the most interesting in his work . As a trained lawyer and Chief Justice of the island , he was presumably well qualified to speak of its constitution and laws . In ...
Page 120
... constitutional provisions of Tobago law to be most unsatisfactory precisely because of their obscurity ; and this is why he inquired so closely into the question of responsible government . 592 For he wished to see the Executive ...
... constitutional provisions of Tobago law to be most unsatisfactory precisely because of their obscurity ; and this is why he inquired so closely into the question of responsible government . 592 For he wished to see the Executive ...
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