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Ponsonby Rule
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English
Etymology
en British politician and legislator Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede =.
Proper noun
Ponsonby Rule 1
en UK politics A constitutional convention (which acquired legal force in 2010) dictating that most international treaties had to be laid before Parliament 21 days before ratification.
en Constitutional law International law