In der Zeit von 1937 bis 1949 war es rechtlich unklar, ob der irische Staat nun eine Republik oder weiterhin eine Form der konstitutionellen Monarchie war, und ob das Staatsoberhaupt nun der Präsident oder der König (Georg VI.) gewesen ist. Der genaue konstitutionelle Status dieser Zeit ist seitdem Streitpunkt vieler politischer Diskussionen. 1937 wurde die bestehende Verfassung des Irischen Freistaates komplett überarbeitet, der Name des Staates auf „Irland“ (Éire) geändert und sämtliche, bis auf die außenpolitischen, Aufgaben des britischen Monarchen in Irland auf den neu geschaffenen Präsidenten von Irland übertragen. Doch die Verfassung legte die Staatsform nicht explizit auf die einer Republik fest, und der Präsident wurde darin ebenfalls nicht als Staatsoberhaupt bezeichnet. Der unklare Status endete erst 1949, als auch die außenpolitischen Aufgaben dem König entzogen wurden und die Staatsform definitiv als Republik festgelegt wurde. Der Status des irischen Staates von 1936 bis 1949 war lediglich symbolisch von Bedeutung und hatte kaum praktische Auswirkungen, da die Rolle sowohl des Königs wie des Präsidenten vor allem repräsentativer Natur war. Die einzige praktische Auswirkung der Ausrufung der Republik im Jahr 1949 war der damit verbundene Austritt aus dem Commonwealth. (de)
The state known today as Ireland is the successor state to the Irish Free State, which existed from December 1922 to December 1937. At its foundation, the Irish Free State was, in accordance with its constitution and the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, governed as a constitutional monarchy, in personal union with the monarchy of the United Kingdom and other members of what was then called the British Commonwealth. The monarch as head of state was represented in the Irish Free State by his Governor-General, who performed most of the monarch's duties based on the advice of elected Irish officials. The Statute of Westminster, passed in 1931, granted expanded sovereignty to the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and permitted the Irish state to amend its constitution and legislate outside the terms of the Treaty. The Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936, enacted in response to the abdication of Edward VIII, removed the role of the monarch for all internal purposes, leaving him only a few formal duties in foreign relations as a "symbol of cooperation" with other Commonwealth nations. The Constitution of Ireland, which took effect in December 1937, established the position of president of Ireland, with the office first filled in June 1938, but the monarch retained his role in foreign affairs, leaving open the question of which of the two figures was the formal head of state. The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 ended the statutory position of the British monarch for external purposes and assigned those duties to the President, taking effect in April 1949, from which point Ireland was inarguably a republic. (en)
Durante il periodo dal dicembre 1936 all'aprile 1949, alcuni storici concordano sul fatto che non sia chiaro se lo stato irlandese fosse una repubblica oppure una forma di monarchia costituzionale e, dal 1937, se il suo capo di stato fosse il Presidente dell'Irlanda oppure Giorgio VI del Regno Unito. Lo status costituzionale preciso dello Stato durante questo periodo è stata materia di disputa tra gli studiosi e terreno di discussione politica. L'Oireachtas, il Parlamento irlandese, rimosse tutti i riferimenti alla monarchia dalla Costituzione del 1936, ma la repubblica non fu dichiarata esplicitamente fino al 1949. (it)
Durante il periodo dal dicembre 1936 all'aprile 1949, alcuni storici concordano sul fatto che non sia chiaro se lo stato irlandese fosse una repubblica oppure una forma di monarchia costituzionale e, dal 1937, se il suo capo di stato fosse il Presidente dell'Irlanda oppure Giorgio VI del Regno Unito. Lo status costituzionale preciso dello Stato durante questo periodo è stata materia di disputa tra gli studiosi e terreno di discussione politica. L'Oireachtas, il Parlamento irlandese, rimosse tutti i riferimenti alla monarchia dalla Costituzione del 1936, ma la repubblica non fu dichiarata esplicitamente fino al 1949. (it)
In der Zeit von 1937 bis 1949 war es rechtlich unklar, ob der irische Staat nun eine Republik oder weiterhin eine Form der konstitutionellen Monarchie war, und ob das Staatsoberhaupt nun der Präsident oder der König (Georg VI.) gewesen ist. Der genaue konstitutionelle Status dieser Zeit ist seitdem Streitpunkt vieler politischer Diskussionen. (de)
The state known today as Ireland is the successor state to the Irish Free State, which existed from December 1922 to December 1937. At its foundation, the Irish Free State was, in accordance with its constitution and the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, governed as a constitutional monarchy, in personal union with the monarchy of the United Kingdom and other members of what was then called the British Commonwealth. The monarch as head of state was represented in the Irish Free State by his Governor-General, who performed most of the monarch's duties based on the advice of elected Irish officials. (en)