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The Veiled Sceptre: Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems

The Veiled Sceptre: Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems

Name: The Veiled Sceptre: Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107056787
Price: 2194.14 HKD
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Author: Anne Twomey
ISBN: 9781107056787

By Anne Twomey

Cambridge University Press May 2018

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ISBN-13: 9781107056787
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book is a comprehensive review and analysis of the reserve powers and their exercise by heads of state in countries that have Westminster systems.

It addresses the powers of the Queen in the United Kingdom, those of her vice-regal representatives, and those of heads of state in the less studied realms and former colonies that are now republics.

Drawing on a vast range of previously unpublished archival and primary material, The Veiled Sceptre contains fresh perspectives on old controversies. It also reveals constitutional crises in small countries, which have escaped the notice of most scholars. This book places the exercises of reserve powers within the context of constitutional principle and analyses how heads of state should act when constitutional principles conflict.

Providing an unrivalled contemporary analysis of reserve powers, this book will appeal to constitutional scholars worldwide and others involved in the administration of systems of responsible government.

1. Prerogative and Reserve Powers

2. Advice to and from the Head of State

3. Appointment of the Chief Minister

4. Dismissal of Governments

5. Dissolution

6. Caretaker Conventions

7. Summoning Parliament

8. Prorogation

9. Royal Assent

10. The Rejection of Advice to Act Illegally or Unconstitutionally

11. Appointment and Dismissal of Vice-Regal Officers.

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