Ewolucja ustroju oraz statusu prawnomiędzynarodowego Nowej Zelandii

• Authors: Justyna Eska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the evolution of political system of New Zealand from the beginning of British colonization in the second half of the eighteenth century to the enactment of the current Constitutional Act in 1986. The starting point for discussion is to show that New Zealand was a part of British Empire, which is one of the largest and most enduring colonial power in the history. The first significant political changes took place in 1840 and they were associated with the proclamation of New Zealand an independent British colony. The adoption of the Constitutional Act in 1852, initiated the development of the system on the principles of parliamentary -cabinet system. The dominion state status, which was acquired in 1907, confirmed the independence of New Zealand in the internal aspect, but maintaining the current legal situation in terms of sovereignty and international legal subjectivity. On the basis of accepted legal and constitutional regulations, changes in the organizational structure and the way of the bodies of state power work in the 30s and 40s of twentieth century, New Zealand guaranteed full sovereignty in external aspect, in spite of certain political and legal relationship with the former superpower. The crucial for the constitution of New Zealand, which is a sovereign entity within the Commonwealth, was the adoption of the Constitutional Act of 1986, which put an end to an influence of British legislation on New Zealand legal system. Currently, there are still many features of New Zealand’s system connects to the system of the United Kingdom, although it should be noted some differences, which are an attempt to adapt some innovative ideas with regard to the government and politics.

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 3(21)
• Pages: 409-420

Contributors

author

Justyna Eska

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński