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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2013
In the light of the recent enactment of the Emergency Powers (Defense) Bill into law, the question of how Great Britain has dealt with national crises in the past is both timely and significant. The crises which will be touched upon here are (1) the World War, 1914–18; (2) the coal strikes of 1921; (3) the general strike of 1926; and (4) the new war of 1939. All of these situations led Parliament to give virtually unlimited powers to the crown for purposes of defense of the realm.
1 For full text, see The Times (London), Aug. 25, 1939.
2 65 H. C. Deb. 5 S. 2192. Section 5 of the Army Act reads: “Provided that when it is proved that the offense is committed with the intention of assisting the enemy a person convicted of such an offense by a court-martial shall be liable to suffer death.”
3 66 H. C Deb. 5 S. 87–88.
4 Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 14, p. 985.
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6 Attorney-General v. DeKeyser's Royal Hotel (1920). Keir and Lawson, p. 325; Wade and Philips, pp. 70–72.
7 In re a Petition of Right (1915). 3 K. B., p. 649.
8 5 and 6 Geo. 5, c. 8.
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15 133 H. C. Deb. 5 s. 1406.
16 133 H. C. Deb. 5 s. 1453.
17 42 H. L. Deb. 5 s. 111 and 123.
18 140 H. C. Deb. 5 s. 130.
19 142 H. C. Deb. 5 s. 1277.
20 142 H. C. Deb. 5 s. 616.
20a The Times (London), May 9, 10, 13, 21, 1921.
21 Statutory Rules and Orders, by Authority (London, 1921), pp. 499–500.
22 199 H. C. Deb. 5 s. 42.
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27 17 and 18 Geo. 5, c. 22.
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