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The monarchy and the constitution /

Vernon Bogdanor here argues the case for the monarchy, asserting what he sees as the positive role it plays in modern democratic politics. Ranging across law, politics & history, he argues that the monarchy sustains & strengthens democratic institutions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bogdanor, Vernon, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford Univ. Press, ©1995.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Evolution of Constitutional Monarchy
  • 2. The Basic Constitutional Rules: The Rules of Succession
  • 3. The Basic Constitutional Rules: Influence and the Prerogative
  • 4. The Appointment of a Prime Minister
  • 5. Three Constitutional Crises
  • 6. Hung Parliaments and Proportional Representation
  • 7. The Financing of the Monarchy
  • 8. The Sovereign's Private Secretary
  • 9. The Sovereign and the Church
  • 10. The Sovereign and the Commonwealth
  • 11. The Future of Constitutional Monarchy
  • App. 1. Sovereigns since Henry VIII
  • App. 2. British prime ministers since 1782
  • App. 3. Private secretaries since 1870
  • App. 4. Member states of the Commonwealth, 1995
  • App. 5. Some constitutional episodes involving the use of royal power since 1900.