约翰·迪金森的帝国体制构想及其意义

On the John Dickson's Conception of the System of the British Empire Liang Hongguang

英帝国体制出现危机期间,约翰·迪金森阐释了他对帝国体制的构想,主张英国议会和英王共同行使帝国权力,殖民地在帝国中具有自己的管辖权限,其议会与英国议会分享主权权力。迪金森的这一构想是当时殖民地流行的一种主要观点,成为殖民地反对英国议会的重要思想武器,也对日后美国早期国家构建具有深远影响。

John Dickinson explicated his conception of the Britain Empire during the danger of its system, which proposed Parliament and the crown exerted imperial powers, the colonies had their own jurisdictions whose legislatures shared sovereign power with the Parliament. Dickinson＇s vision was among the most prevailing ones, which became the important ideological weapon and had a deep influence on the state-building of the early United States.