Verfassung Von Kanada - Kanadische Charta Der Rechte Und Freiheiten, Meech Lake Accord, Verfassungsgesetz Von 1982, Kanada-Gesetz 1982 (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Kanadische Charta Der Rechte Und Freiheiten, Meech Lake Accord, Verfassungsgesetz Von 1982, Kanada-Gesetz 1982, Verfassungsgesetz Von 1867, British North America Act. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The British North America Acts 1867-1975 are the original names of a series of Acts at the core of the constitution of Canada. They were enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Parliament of Canada. In Canada, some of the Acts were amended or repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982; the rest were renamed the Constitution Acts. In the United Kingdom, those Acts that were passed by the British Parliament remain on the law books under their original names. The term "British North America" (BNA) refers to the British colonies in North America. Canada dates its history as a country to the British North America Act, 1867, which came into force on 1 July 1867. However, Canada was not created fully independent, as the United Kingdom retained legislative control over Canada, and full control over Canadian foreign policy. Until 1949, changes to the British North America Acts could be made only by the British parliament. The British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949, gave the Parliament of Canada the power to make limited constitutional amendments, but full Canadian control over the constitution was not achieved until the passage of the Canada Act 1982. This long delay was in large part due to the inability to create a constitutional amendment procedure that was acceptable to all of the provinces, particularly Quebec. Because of this, all British North America Acts dated before 1949 were passed by the British parliament, while some of those dated after 1949 were passed by the Canadian parliament. When Canada patriated its constitution with the passage of the Canada Act 1982, the existing British North America Acts were either repealed, or "modernized" and retitled as "Constitution Acts" in Canada. The fifteen ...http: //booksllc.net/?l=d