Welsh law (Welsh: Cyfraith Cymru) is an autonomous part of the English law system composed of legislation made by the Senedd. Wales is part of the legal...
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Wales) Halsbury's Laws of England Law of Church of England Military law in the UK Open justice Order in Council Scots law Welsh law Chief Justice Coke's...
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Welsh (Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken...
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in 1284, introducing English common law alongside Welsh law and custom and causing the recently established Welsh principality to be incorporated into...
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The Welsh Government (Welsh: Llywodraeth Cymru) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Wales. The government consists of cabinet secretaries...
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Wales (redirect from Welsh Peninsula)
parliament (Welsh: senedd). In the 16th century the whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales...
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in Wales are British citizens. In Wales, the Welsh language (Welsh: Cymraeg) is protected by law. Welsh remains the predominant language in many parts...
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The Welsh Marches (Welsh: Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning...
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reasons: English law, Scots law, Northern Ireland law, and, since 2007, calls for a fourth type, that of purely Welsh law as a result of Welsh devolution,...
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The penal laws against the Welsh (Welsh: Deddfau Penyd) were a set of laws passed by the Parliament of England in 1401 and 1402 that discriminated against...
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Glyndŵr rebellion (redirect from War of Welsh independence)
announced plans to reintroduce the traditional Welsh laws of Hywel Dda, establish an independent Welsh church, and build two universities. Owain also...
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Cyfraith Hywel (redirect from Medieval Welsh law)
Cyfraith Hywel (Welsh: [ˈkəvraiθ ˈhəwɛl]; Laws of Hywel), also known as Welsh law (Latin: Leges Walliæ), was the system of law practised in medieval Wales...
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Medieval Welsh literature is the literature written in the Welsh language during the Middle Ages. This includes material starting from the 5th century...
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as the passing of laws specific to Wales. Since World War II, various movements and proposals have advocated different models of Welsh devolution. A 1979...
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neck. Terms used historically include Welsh not, Welsh note, Welsh lump, Welsh stick, cwstom, Welsh Mark, and Welsh Ticket. "Among other injurious effects...
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Senedd (redirect from Welsh National Assembly)
body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees to certain taxes, and scrutinises the Welsh Government. It is a bilingual institution, with both Welsh and English...
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A Welsh statutory instrument (WSI; Welsh: is-offerynnau Cymreig) is subordinate legislation made by the Welsh Ministers, as well as subordinate legislation...
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system may have been Welsh law, in which it was essential for people to know how people were descended from an ancestor. These laws were decaying by the...
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The Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (Welsh: Y Deddfau Cyfreithiau yng Nghymru 1535 a 1542) or the Acts of Union (Welsh: Y Deddfau Uno), were Acts of...
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with Welsh issues, as an aspect of proposed further Welsh devolution. Cyfraith Hywel or "Laws of Hywel Dda" was a system of medieval Welsh Law that was...
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existing laws however. Welsh law remained in force in Wales until the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282 for criminal cases, and until the Laws in Wales...
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Welsh cuisine (Welsh: Ceginiaeth Cymreig) encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with Wales. While there are many dishes that...
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History of Wales (redirect from Welsh history)
The history of what is now Wales (Welsh: Cymru) begins with evidence of a Neanderthal presence from at least 230,000 years ago, while Homo sapiens arrived...
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First Minister of Wales (redirect from Welsh First Minister)
the Welsh Cabinet and junior ministers of the Welsh Government, as well as law officers, are appointed by the first minister. As head of the Welsh Government...
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the Welsh language (Welsh: hanes yr iaith Gymraeg) spans over 1400 years, encompassing the stages of the language known as Primitive Welsh, Old Welsh, Middle...
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Welsh mythology consists of both folk traditions developed in Wales, and traditions developed by the Celtic Britons elsewhere before the end of the first...
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Culture of Wales (redirect from Welsh culture)
the return of the traditional law of Hywel Dda, rather than the enforced English law, establishment of an independent Welsh church as well as two universities...
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counties were redistributed into the current 22 unitary authorities. For Welsh law, "Wales" and "Cymru" are defined in the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 as...
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Languages of Wales (section Welsh)
official languages of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) are also Welsh and English. According to the 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged...
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List of Cyfraith Hywel manuscripts (redirect from A list of Welsh Law manuscripts)
29 BL Cotton Titus D II BL Cotton Caligula A III Peniarth 32 Llyfr Teg (Welsh) BL Add MS 14931 Peniarth 35; the first 75 folios of Peniarth 35 seem to...
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