Consider the following statements : 1. The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or constitution. 2. All the territories/countries once under the British empire (jurisdic- tion/rule/mandate) automatically joined the Commonwealth as its members. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Statement 1: Claims the Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or constitution. The Commonwealth operates based on shared values, history, and traditions, and agreed-upon principles (like the Singapore Declaration, Harare Declaration). It adopted a formal Charter only in 2012 (effective 2013). Before that, it indeed functioned without a single formal constitutional document like a treaty or constitution binding all members in a legalistic sense, relying more on consensus and shared principles. In the context likely relevant to 2010, this statement is correct. 2. Statement 2: Claims all the territories/countries once under the British empire... automatically joined the Commonwealth. Membership in the Commonwealth is voluntary. While many former British empire territories chose to join, it was not automatic, and some eligible countries chose not to join or left later. This statement is incorrect. 3. Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.