Category Archives: By Demise of the Crown

Dissolution By Demise of the Crown in Canada

Posted on 2021/04/27 by J.W.J. Bowden

Three Ways of Dissolving Parliament In his famous treatise Commentaries on the Laws of England, Blackstone identified that dissolution can occur through one of three ways: “1. By the king’s will […]; 2. By a demise of the crown […]; … Continue reading →

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Dissolution By Demise of the Crown

Posted on 2019/01/31 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction  Last year, the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law published my piece “When the Bell Tolls for Parliament: Dissolution by Efflux of Time,” in which I highlighted a little-known means by which Parliament can dissolve automatically when it reaches … Continue reading →

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