TY - BOOK ID - 85297371 TI - The veiled sceptre PY - 2018 SN - 1108563635 1107297842 1108573320 1107056780 1108799302 9781108573320 9781107297845 9781107056787 PB - Port Melbourne, Victoria Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Heads of state. KW - Implied powers (Constitutional law) KW - Heads of government KW - Rulers KW - State, Heads of KW - Executive power KW - Statesmen KW - Constitutional law KW - Judicial power KW - Legislative power KW - Constitutional conventions. KW - Prime ministers. KW - Comparative law. KW - Comparative jurisprudence KW - Comparative legislation KW - Jurisprudence, Comparative KW - Law, Comparative KW - Legislation, Comparative KW - Chancellors (Prime ministers) KW - Chief ministers (Prime ministers) KW - First ministers (Prime ministers) KW - Premiers (Prime ministers) KW - Cabinet officers KW - Heads of state KW - Conventions, Constitutional UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85297371 AB - 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 Drawing on a vast range of previously unpublished archival and primary material, The Veiled Sceptre contains fresh perspectives on old controversies.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. ER -