TREATY OF WAITANGI The Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement between the British Crown and the Maori people. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the sixth of February 1840 by 43 Northland chiefs and Lieutenant Governor Hobson. The Treaty recognized Maori people occupied New Zealand prior to British. The Treaty of Waitangi allowed the Crown to set up a government to establish laws‚ and recognised that Māori people owned their lands and other properties. The immigrants (British citizens) could come
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Lisbon treaty Explanation By Emma Fogarty Ireland is the only country in the EU to hold a referendum on the treaty‚ as required by our constitution. Every other member state can ratify the treaty by a vote in their national parliament. As such‚ we hold responsibility for supporting or rejecting the treaty on behalf of about 490 million Europeans who do not have the option to vote. Here are some of the main changes that will come about if the Lisbon Treaty is approved by the people of Ireland
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The definition of constitution is the fundamental laws or principles by which a nation is governed‚ usually embodied in a written document. The US Constitution is what turned our country’s government around. It is the oldest written document still in operation in the world. The ratification process for the Constitution took about ten months. Article Seven says that the new government under the Constitution would not start until conventions in at least nine states (two-thirds of the colonies) approved
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The Treaty of Maastricht Was the Treaty of Maastricht important in creating a political union? “Europe will not be made at once.” - Robert Schuman In the early 1980’s Altiero Spinelli came up with the idea of creating a political union. The idea was at the time very controversial and got rejected first‚ because many people considered it as a threat of the national sovereignty and the focus was more on the economy also. Back then two important economic concerns were for example‚ removing
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The Arms Trade Treaty Derek Matthews International Relations Abstract The Arms Trade Treaty is the result of an international consensus that there is a need for global arms regulation. This belief began to develop after the Cold War in response to consequences facing the international community from countries whom purchased arms unimpeded and used them towards aggressive and oppressive ends. The Arms Trade treaty has been applauded as an initial framework to begin practical implementation of
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The Treaty of Rome (1957) The signatories to the Treaty aimed (according to the preamble : * To ensure the economic and social progress of their countries by common action to eliminate the barriers that divide Europe. * to concentrate their efforts on the constant improvements of the living and working conditions of their peoples. * to achieve concerted action in order to guarantee steady expansion‚ balanced trade and fair competition. Furthermore‚ they : * were anxious to strengthen
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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was a treaty that officially ended the French and Indian War. This treaty was signed on February 10‚ 1763 by England‚ France‚ and Spain. The French and Indian War was a more wide European conflict in which England and Prussia went against France‚ Austria‚ Russia and Spain. The major cause of the war was the struggle for territorial expansion among the land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ know then as the Ohio Territory.This war was also known as the Seven Years War
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The two stories‚ Arguments against Ratification at the Virginia Convention and The Federalist Papers‚ No. 45 are about the same subjects. Some ways that they are similar is they both are trying to convince states to vote for the ratification and they both have dedication and perseverance. The differences are the ways they get their word out there and the length of time their ways took. In the story‚ Arguments against Ratification at the Virginia Convention was all about the delegates at the Virginia
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conditions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty of Waitangi signatories. It then focuses on the influences and comparisons on the signings‚ of the Te Tiriti and the Treaty. I will describe the Tangata Whenua and the Tangata Tiriti ideologies and apply historical examples leading up to the signings and look at values and beliefs of each Tiriti/Treaty partner. I will then discuss the changes and responses that evoked Māori after the signings of The Treaty and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Finally‚ I will
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History M04 Jaime‚ Soto T/R 11:30am-12:45pm The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is an agreement‚ signed on February 2‚ 1848‚ at Guadalupe Hidalgo‚ which is a city north from the capital of Mexico‚ between the United States and Mexico that marked the end of the Mexican War. With the defeat of the troops and the fall of the Mexican capital on September 1847‚ the Mexican government surrendered to the United States and wanted negotiations between the United
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