| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes, Bills, and International Instruments; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical and Political Discourses: The War and Foreign Policy Powers; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Historical Analysis: Objectives and Methodology; Part III: The Executive and the War and Foreign Policy Powers; Part IV: Conclusion; 3 The War Prerogative in Practice; Part I: Introduction; Part II: An Extraordinary Historical Period; Part III: Interactions; Part IV: Conclusion; 4 Judicial Treatment of the War Prerogative; Part I: Introduction |
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Part II: The War Prerogative: Existence and ScopePart III: Jurisdiction and Justiciability; Part IV: Review on Established Grounds; Part V: The War Prerogative and Individual Rights; Part VI: Liability in Tort; Part VII: Conclusion; 5 Institutional Mechanisms; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Institutional Design; Part III: Application; Part IV: Conclusion; 6 Reform; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Parliamentary Access to Information; Part III: Detail of the Proposed Legislation; Part IV: Role of the Courts; Part V: Conclusion; 7 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; A; C; D; F; I; J; K; L; M; O; P |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 2, 2013) |
| Subject |
War and emergency powers -- Great Britain -- History
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War and emergency powers.
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Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191748493 |
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0191748498 |
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