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The War Prerogative: History, Reform, and Constitutional Design
Rosara Joseph
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Description for The War Prerogative: History, Reform, and Constitutional Design
Hardback. The war prerogative is the power of the Crown, exercised by the government, to declare war and deploy armed forces overseas. This book traces the theory and practice of the war prerogative in England from 1600 to the modern day and considers potential reform of the constitutional arrangements for its exercise. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
This book studies the evolution of the war prerogative in England from 1600-2012. It traces the historical theory and practice of the war prerogative and proposes reform of the constitutional arrangements for its exercise. It addresses three key questions. First, what have writers on political and constitutional theory said about the constitutional arrangements for the war prerogative, and, in particular, what justifications have been advanced for those arrangements? Secondly, in practice, has the executive in fact possessed sole and exclusive powers over war and the deployment of force, or have Parliament and the courts had a role to play in ... Read more
This book studies the evolution of the war prerogative in England from 1600-2012. It traces the historical theory and practice of the war prerogative and proposes reform of the constitutional arrangements for its exercise. It addresses three key questions. First, what have writers on political and constitutional theory said about the constitutional arrangements for the war prerogative, and, in particular, what justifications have been advanced for those arrangements? Secondly, in practice, has the executive in fact possessed sole and exclusive powers over war and the deployment of force, or have Parliament and the courts had a role to play in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199664320
SKU
9780199664320
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About Rosara Joseph
Rosara Joseph holds an LLB (Hons) and a BA from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and a BCL and D.Phil from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She has previously worked as a Judge's clerk for the President of the New Zealand Court of Appeal, and has represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth ... Read more
Reviews for The War Prerogative: History, Reform, and Constitutional Design
The book is extremely well written, thoroughly researched and contains a detailed bibliography. Josephs consideration of theory and the methodology that underpin this book have assisted in producing an interesting account of the historical and contemporary issues surrounding the war prerogative.
Chris Monaghan, Coventry University, London Campus, Political Studies Review
Chris Monaghan, Coventry University, London Campus, Political Studies Review