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This site contains information of a legal nature relating to the constitutions of the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations. It contains commentaries and constitutions, or links to constitutions elsewhere on the web. It is hoped that these pages will prove useful to public lawyers, administrators and students and those simply interested to learn how their government works. The links are listed below. The site also includes historical such as the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Colonial Law Validity Act 1865 and the Government of India Act 1935. If you discover a broken link please let us know here. These pages are part of the echr.net site. |
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You can view a collection of historical legislation which has special significance for the the development of constitutionalism in the Commonwealth by clicking here. |
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For many years the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council acted as the Supreme Court of the British Empire. After the War the Judicial Committee became in effect the court of final instance for many newly independent Commonwealth countries. Today, however, the number is shrinking. For a detailed explanation of the Committee, its legal framework and its future please click here. |
