By PETER BAKER
The showdown in Ukraine has revived a centuries-old debate over when
secession is legitimate. Nations' views vary greatly, depending on
their own alliances and interests.
The
biggest achievement of the Commonwealth, its admirers say, is the fact
of its unlikely existence. That so many former British colonies and
dominions should be content to co-exist in a club which has the queen as
its head is remarkable. However this is a low bar to set for the
success of an organisation nominally committed to promoting democracy,
human rights and the rule of law http://econ.st/1inNP9h
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou shouts slogans during a weekly meeting at the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party headquarters in Taipei April 27, 2011.
2009/6/25
The new Prime Minister of Greenland looks forward to self-rule
This Sunday, Greenland is commemorating 30 years of home rule from its
former colonial master Denmark. And what better way to celebrate than to
turn home-rule into self-rule. Greenland will enjoy control over its
justice system and most significantly, its abundant natural resources.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/
home-rule
n.
The principle or practice of self-government in the internal affairs of a dependent country or other political unit.
Movement to secure internal autonomy for Ireland within the British Empire. The slogan "Home Rule" was popularized in 1870 when the Home Government Association (later the Home Rule League) called for an Irish parliament. It was led from 1878 by Charles Stewart Parnell, whose obstructionist tactics in the British Parliament publicized his country's grievances. The Home Rule bills introduced by Prime Minister William E. Gladstone in 1885 and 1893 were defeated. A third bill became law in 1914 but was militantly opposed by Ulster unionists and republicans in Ireland. A system akin to home rule was established in the six counties of Ulster (Northern Ireland) in 1920. In 1921 the remaining 26 counties in the south achieved dominion status, but the link with the British Commonwealth was severed in 1949.
self-rule 自治
dominion
Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪnjən/
Translate dominion | into Italian | into Spanish noun
- another term for dominium.
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin dominio(n-), from Latin dominium, from dominus 'lord, master'
[名]
1 （政党・団体・製品などの）スローガン, 標語, モットー, 宣伝文句, キャッチフレーズ.
2 （もとスコットランド氏族の）とき［集合合図］の声.
［ゲーリック語sluaghghairm（ときの声）］
slo・gan・ìze
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