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Patron:
The Hon Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia |
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Committee:
Suri Ratnapala, Professor of Public Law, UQ Thomas John, Chair, European Focus Group, LCA Nicholas Aroney, Reader in Law, UQ Hendryk Flaegel, International Law Section, LCA |
Imperial Federation More info
Imperial Federation was a late-19th early-20th century proposal to create a federated union in place of the existing British Empire.
At the time, the British Empire consisted of many colonies, some of which were largely self-governing dominions (Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) and others not (India, West Indies, Fiji). The future of the empire remained uncertain, as it was unclear what the end result would be if all colonies eventually became self-governing. Among other concerns, it would be very difficult for British interests to be maintained if every colony was essentially already sovereign.
Creating an Imperial Federation thus became a popular alternative proposal to colonial imperialism. The plan was never firm, but the general proposal was to create a single federal state among all colonies of the British Empire. |
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