Constitutional practice
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書誌事項
Constitutional practice
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1988
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注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This is a critical account of with historical the current working and practice of British central government. The emphasis is on the organization and power of the government, and it seeks to identify where political power lies, and the institutions and procedures through which that power is exercised. The author addresses such questions as whether Mrs Thatcher is the most powerful Prime Minister to date, what powers the Cabinet has and what influence the Queen has over government and whether we are actually governed by secret Cabinet committees, how judges are appointed and what happens when they behave improperly. As well as using description and analysis, the author also incorporating historical information, precedents, biographies, diaries and letters to throw light on the contemporary constitution. The author also criticizes the faults of the system and offers suggestions for reform.
目次
- Part 1 Choosing a Prime Minister: general election
- resignation through illness or old age
- voluntary retirement
- emergency coalition
- loss of the party leadership. Part 2 Government formation from a Hung Parliament: the political negotiations
- the Queen
- a caretaker government
- the second dissolution. Part 3 The transfer of power: the Prime Minister takes office
- matters legal, conventional and political
- the Cabinet chooses itself
- the sovereign's influence
- ministers take office. Part 4 The Prime Minister: the electorate's choice
- power over ministers
- the highest profile, patronage, dissolution
- the direction of departments
- a Prime Minister's weaknesses. Part 5 The Cabinet: Cabinet business, committees and ministerial meetings
- confidentiality of proceedings and papers. Part 6 Ministers and departments: ministerial titles
- departments
- the use of non-departmental ministers
- ministers' conduct, pay and conditions. Part 7 Constitutional monarchy: the Queen's usual powers and reserve powers
- continuity and succession. Part 8 The House of Commons: elections, members and parties
- the Commons and the government
- members' influence on the government
- reform of the Commons. Part 9 The House of Lords: acquiring and losing membership
- organization in the House
- the work of the Lords
- Lords and government in conflict. Part 10 The constitutional position of the judges: appointment, pay and promotion
- judges and Parliament
- extra-judicial activities
- tenure, discipline and removal
- reform. Appendices: A - senior minsters since 1945
- B - the party leadership election rules
- C - the formal resignation and appointment of ministers - a memorandum by the Clerk of the Privy Council
- D - changes in ministerial titles and government departments since 1900.
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