The veiled sceptre : reserve powers of heads of state in Westminster systems / Anne Twomey.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

1st edition

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Heads of state -- Great Britain.

Heads of state -- Australia.

Heads of state -- Canada.

Heads of state -- New Zealand.

Executive power -- Great Britain.

Executive power -- Australia.

Executive power -- Canada.

Executive power -- New Zealand.

Constitutional law -- Australia.

Constitutional law -- Great Britain.

Constitutional law -- Canada.

Constitutional law -- New Zealand.

Implied powers (Constitutional law) -- Australia.

Implied powers (Constitutional law) -- Great Britain.

Implied powers (Constitutional law) -- Canada.

Implied powers (Constitutional law) -- New Zealand.

Comparative law -- Commonwealth countries.

Prerogative, Royal.

Constitutional conventions.

Prime ministers.

Comparative law.

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.

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 Drawing on a vast range of previously unpublished archival and primary material, The Veiled Sceptre contains fresh perspectives on old controversies.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. Provides a comprehensive review and analysis of reserve powers. Draws on a range of previously unpublished archival and primary material. Presents an unrivalled contemporary analysis. - Publisher's website.

Anne Twomey is affiliated with University of Sydney.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781107056787

xxxv, 875 p. ; 24 cm