Satow's Diplomatic Practice (6th Edition)
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The Commonwealth The Commonwealth
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Balfour Definition Balfour Definition
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Statute of Westminster Statute of Westminster
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The turning point The turning point
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Freedom of decision Freedom of decision
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Head of the Commonwealth Head of the Commonwealth
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Governors-General Governors-General
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM)
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The Commonwealth Secretariat The Commonwealth Secretariat
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Organization within the British government Organization within the British government
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The conduct of British relations with other member countries of the Commonwealth The conduct of British relations with other member countries of the Commonwealth
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Membership of the UN Membership of the UN
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Diplomatic representation Diplomatic representation
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High commissioners High commissioners
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Privileges and immunities Privileges and immunities
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Agents-general Agents-general
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Consular functions Consular functions
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Registration of intra-Commonwealth agreements with the UN Registration of intra-Commonwealth agreements with the UN
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Links with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Links with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Treaty of Dunkirk Treaty of Dunkirk
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The Brussels Treaty The Brussels Treaty
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The North Atlantic Treaty The North Atlantic Treaty
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The Paris Agreements The Paris Agreements
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The provisions of the North Atlantic Treaty The provisions of the North Atlantic Treaty
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Machinery Machinery
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Finance and collective defence Finance and collective defence
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Committees and commands Committees and commands
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The Council of Europe The Council of Europe
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Principles and aim Principles and aim
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The Organization of American States (OAS) The Organization of American States (OAS)
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The Charter The Charter
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Institutions of the OAS Institutions of the OAS
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Recent developments Recent developments
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African Union (AU) formerly the Organization of African Unity (OAU) African Union (AU) formerly the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
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The objectives of the AU The objectives of the AU
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The organs of the AU The organs of the AU
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Membership of the AU Membership of the AU
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Sanctions for human rights violations Sanctions for human rights violations
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Problems in meeting the objectives of the OAU and the AU Problems in meeting the objectives of the OAU and the AU
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Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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Membership Membership
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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Francophonie Francophonie
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Arab League Arab League
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Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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28 Other International and Regional Organizations: Commonwealth, NATO, Council of Europe, OAS, AU, ASEAN, CIS, Francophonie, Arab League, Organization of the Islamic Conference, OSCE
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Published:24 September 2009
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The Commonwealth
Balfour Definition
28.1 The idea of the Commonwealth goes back to the nineteenth century when, after Canada had become a self-governing Dominion, the future prime minister, Lord Roseberry, referred to the Empire as a Commonwealth of Nations. (Neither Canada nor the other subsequent Dominions achieved equality with Britain when they became Dominions. They remained subordinate even though, by the start of the twentieth Century, the Colonial Office would have hesitated to interfere. Thus, until the First World War, all formal official communications with London had to go through the Governors General and the Dominions had no international personality.) This changed with the first modern definition of the Commonwealth of Nations enshrined in the formula associated with Lord Balfour which issued from the Imperial Conference of 1926. The status of the group of self-governing communities composed of Britain and the Dominions was described as follows:
They are autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations’.1
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