The veiled sceptre : reserve powers of heads of state in Westminster systems / Anne Twomey.
By: Twomey, Anne [author]
Material type: TextLanguage: İngilizce Series: Cambridge Studies in Constitutional LawPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First published 2018Description: 1 online resource (xxxv, 875 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781107056787; 1107056780Subject(s): Heads of state | Prime ministers | Comparative law | Comparative law | Comparative law | Constitutional conventions | Heads of state | Prime ministers | Constitutional conventions -- United StatesLOC classification: K3161 | .T86 2018EBKOnline resources: Online access link to the resource Summary: 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 Drawing on a vast range of previously unpublished archival and primary material, The Veiled Sceptre contains fresh perspectives on old controversies.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.-- Publisher's website.Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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E-Book | Merkez Kütüphane | Merkez Kütüphane | E-Kitap Koleksiyonu | K3161 .T86 2018EBK (Browse shelf) | Geçerli değil-e-Kitap / Not applicable-e-Book | HUK | EBK01027 |
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 Drawing on a vast range of previously unpublished archival and primary material, The Veiled Sceptre contains fresh perspectives on old controversies.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.-- Publisher's website.
Anne Twomey is affiliated with University of Sydney.
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