Crown Powers, Subjects and Citizens by Christopher Vincenzi

Crown Powers, Subjects and Citizens by Christopher Vincenzi

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An examination of the historical development and the legal and political scope of prerogative powers and Crown immunities, as they affect the exercise of rights by citizens and non-citizens. The text includes coverage of the royal prerogative as it relates to foreign policy and defence.

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Crown Powers, Subjects and Citizens by Christopher Vincenzi

Crucial decisions are often made under the royal prerogative in relation to defence, foreign policy, immigration, the secret services and the management of the Civil Service without prior Parliamentary approval, adequate political accountability or effective judicial review. On this basis, ministers withhold passports, override statutes and legislate in the Council of Ministers of the European Community. This text examines the historical development and the legal and political scope of prerogative powers and Crown immunities as they affect the exercise of rights by citizens and non-citizens. It traces the changing relationship between individual and state, from subjecthood and allegiance to the Crown in a secretive state, to participating in legal and political citizenship in an open society and a widening British and European context. It addresses issues of key importance in the current constitutional debate about political and legal accountability, citizenship and human rights.
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ISBN 13 9781855675391
ISBN 10 1855675390
Title Crown Powers, Subjects and Citizens
Author Christopher Vincenzi
Series Citizenship And The Law S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1998-04-01
Number of pages 400
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