Konstitucionální postavení dominií v rámci Britského impéria a jejich zájmy na Pařížské mírové konferenci (leden – červen 1919)

• Authors: Jaroslav Valkoun

Title variants

EN

Constitutional status of dominions within the British Empire and their interests at the Paris Peace Conference (January – June 1919)

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The Great War was a milestone not just in world history, but also in terms of constitutional relations between London and autonomous parts of the British Empire. Dominions, which were considered ‘sister’ nations of the Imperial Commonwealth endeavoured to acquire international recognition as a result of their war efforts. Participation of the dominions at discussions in Paris, membership of the new international organisation, the League of Nations, involvement in the administration of mandated territories and co-signature of the Treaty of Versailles gave rise to euphoria amongst the overseas representatives who saw it as the recognition of their formal independence and new international status that they desired. The war years and the course of the Paris Peace Conference confirmed that the dominions could no longer be regarded as ordinary ‘colonies’ or dependent territories. The First World War and post-war developments generally boosted the trend for dominions to set out on the road to a wider concept

Keywords

EN

History; 20th century; British Empire; Commonwealth; Great Britain; dominions; constitutional relations; foreign policy; Paris Peace Conference; Treaty; of Versailles; League of Nations

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 83-103

Contributors

author

Jaroslav Valkoun

• Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Karlova Praha, Czech Republic