Constitution of the Irish Free State

The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the constitution of the independent Irish state established in December 1922. It was enacted with the adoption of the Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) Act, 1922, to which it was appended as a schedule, and was also known simply as the 1922 Constitution. The constitution was drafted by a committee under the nominal chairmanship of Michael Collins that also included James McNeill, who became the second Governor-General of the Irish Free State. Its system of government was modelled on the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy prevalent among Commonwealth of Nations states existing in the 1920s.

Related Topics:
Irish Free State - 1922 - Michael Collins - James McNeill - Governor-General of the Irish Free State - Westminster System - Commonwealth of Nations - 1920s

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The Constitution was shaped by the requirements of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed between representatives of the British Government and the Irish Republic in December 1922. Among the central requirements laid out in the Treaty were that the Constitution would contain:

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Anglo-Irish Treaty - British Government - Irish Republic

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• An Oath of Allegiance;
• A Representative of the Crown

The Constitution came into force in two ways;

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