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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    11 May 2018
    12 April 2018
    ISBN:
    9781107297845
    9781107056787
    9781108799300
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107297845
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    1.43kg, 808 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (229 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    1.1kg, 912 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Constitutional and Administrative Law, Law, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law (20)
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    Subjects:
    Constitutional and Administrative Law, Law, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law (20)
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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 Drawing on a vast range of previously unpublished archival and primary material, The Veiled Sceptre contains fresh perspectives on old controversies.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, it will appeal to constitutional scholars worldwide and others involved in the administration of systems of responsible government.

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