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The Style and Titles of his Britannic Majesty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2017

Manley O. Hudson
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 1928 , pp. 146 - 150
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1928

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References

1 London Gazette, May 13, 1927, p. 3111 (No. 33274).

2 17 and 18 George V, c. 4,§1.

3 Parliamentary Paper, 1926, Cmd. 2768.

4 Quaere, as to commas before and after “ by the Grace of God.” These were in the title recommended, but their addition was apparently not effected. The title is often written to include the commas

5 London Gazette, November 4,1901, p. 7135 (No. 27371).

6 1 Edw. VII, e. 15.

7 39 Viet., c. 10.

8 London Gazette, April 28, 1876, p. 2667 (No. 24319).

9 40 Geo. III, c. 67.

10 London Gazette, December 30,1800-January 3,1801, p. 2 (No. 15324).

11 See 35 Henry VIII, c. 3. This statute was repealed by 1 and 2 Philip and Mary, c. 8, 20, and revived by repeal of latter Act in 1 Eliz., c. 1,§ 20. See also 6 Halsbury, Laws of England, p. 360, note.

12 Parliamentary Paper, 1926, Cmd. 2768, p. 14.

13 The point was made by Lord Haldane in the debate in the House of Lords, March 23, 1927, in justification of the use of the Prerogative.

14 17 and 18 George V, c. 4,§2.

15 “ Ibid.,§3.

16 66 Parliamentary Debates (Lords), pp. 722-3.

17 6 Journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, p. 16.

18 203 Parliamentary Debates, 5th Series, p. 1252.

19 See Zimmem, The Third British Empire (1927).

20 A glaring instance of misdescription is the reference in the Presidential proclamation of December 8, 1916, to the convention for the protection of migratory birds in the United States and Canada, as “ a convention between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.” See U. S. Treaty Series, No. 628.

21 43 Statutes at Large, p. 1841.

22 Treaties and Agreements Affecting Canada in Force Between His Majesty and the United States of America, 1814–1925, p. 1923.

23 See also 32 League of Nations Treaty Series, p. 94.

24 44 Statutes at Large, p. 2097.

25 Treaties and Agreements Affecting Canada in Force Between His Majesty and the United States of America, 1814-1925, p. 1924. See also Statutes of Canada, 1926, p. v. In the British Treaty Series No. 39 (1925), Cmd. 2512, this convention is entitled, “ Convention between Canada and the United States of America.”

26 See also 43 League of Nations Treaty Series, p. 225. The same divergence applies in the publications of the texts of the extradition convention signed on January 8,1925, and ofthe treaty on the level of the Lake of the Woods, signed February 24, 1925.

27 44 U. S. Statutes at Large, p. 2102.

28 In the British Treaty Series, No. 37 (1925), Cmd. 2510, this treaty is entitled, “ Treaty between Canada and the United States of America.” See, also 43 League of Nations Treaty Series, p. 239.