Executive power : the prerogative, past, present and future / Robert Hazell and Timothy Foot.
By: Hazell, Robert [author.]
Contributor(s): Foot, Timothy [author.] | ProQuest (Firm) [distributor.]Publisher: Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2022Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781509951451; 9781509951444; 9781509951468Subject(s): Constitutional law -- Great Britain | Parliamentary practice -- Great Britain | Prerogative, Royal -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9781509951444DDC classification: 320.941 Online resources: Click here to access online - 1 user Also available in print.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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I. Introduction -- Why the prerogative matters -- History of the prerogative -- Recent political developments -- II. The monarch's personal prerogatives -- Appointing and dismissing ministers -- Summoning, dissolving and proroguing parliament -- Royal assent and executive veto of legislation -- III. Prerogative powers of the executive -- The war-making power -- Treaties -- Regulating the civil service -- Public appointments -- The prerogative of mercy -- Passports -- Honours -- Public Inquiries -- IV. The prerogative in comparative context -- Reform of the prerogative in Australia, Canada and New Zealand -- Reserve powers in countries with written constitutions -- V. Reform of the prerogative -- The role of the courts -- The role of parliament -- Conclusions.
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