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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.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Theoretical and Political Discourses: The War and Foreign Policy Powers
- 3: The War Prerogative in Practice
- 4: Judicial Treatment of the War Prerogative
- 5: Institutional Mechanisms
- 6: Reform
- 7: Conclusions
- Bibliography
About the author
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 Games, and World Championships in cycling.
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.
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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.
