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Published
Lexis Nexis, December 2025
ISBN
9780409360738
Format
Softcover

Executive Power and the Royal Prerogative in the Commonwealth

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The royal prerogative is one of the most enduring yet enigmatic institutions of public law, surviving in disparate forms across the Commonwealth. Despite common origins, there is no longer a single model of the royal prerogative; rather, prerogative power has been remade differently across Commonwealth jurisdictions.

In an era when there is a renewed focus on executive power, driven by war, terrorism, emergency governance, and increasingly the grey zone between peace and conflict, the limits and accountability of the Crown's power to commit forces, conduct foreign policy, or direct intelligence operations have become sites of public and legal scrutiny.

Prepared by leading scholars and practitioners from across the Commonwealth, this important collection examines the prerogative's evolution, persistence, and fragmentation, providing national case studies, conceptual analyses, and doctrinal insights. Collectively, it offers the first comprehensive comparative treatment of the prerogative in the post-colonial era.

Features

Topical content on an area of increasing constitutional importance

Provides direction for the development of policy in this area

Gathers authoritative content from leading experts with high impact in this area of law

Provides a comparative perspective across the Commonwealth

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