... have collapsed as an Empire by simply transferring more to the idea of the Commonwealth, in which her territories are united with the allegiance of the Crown. The primary example of this is the Statute of Westminster which effectively gave independence to the colonies and meant they had no bindings to the British Empire and any decisions it made. Section 4 of the Statute of Westminster expresses the freedoms in which British Empire had given, or more came ... that it will not be the last." To add to this, the general declaration by Malcolm Macdonald in 1939 supports the basis that the s...

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... in Europe and permit other joint actions, which were hitherto impossible. Out of all this will come forth Europe, a solid and united Europe - This was the preface to a declaration made by Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister (1948-55), as Europe lay in ruins in the aftermath of the Second World War. Rebuilding Europe required a new philosophy of international relations, one based on real equality between States and ... five fundamental points; first is to safeguard the common values, fundamental interests, independence and integrity of the Union conformity with the principle of the U...

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