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"The invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the Coalition Government's failure to win parliamentary approval for armed intervention in Syria in 2013, mark a period of increased scrutiny of the process by which the UK engages in armed conflict. For much of the media and civil society there now exists a constitutional convention which mandates that the Government consults Parliament before commencing hostilities. This is celebrated as representing a redistribution of power from the executive towards a more legitimate, democratic institution. This book offers a critical inquiry into Parliament's role in the war prerogative since the beginning of the twentieth century, evaluating whether the UK's decisions to engage in conflict meet the recognised standards of good governance: accountability, transparency and participation. The analysis reveals a number of persistent problems in the decision-making process, including Parliament's lack of access to relevant information, government 'legalisation' of parliamentary debates which frustrates broader discussions of political legitimacy, and the skewing of debates via the partial public disclosure of information based upon secret intelligence. The book offers solutions to these problems to reinvigorate parliamentary discourse and to address government withholding of classified information. It is essential reading for anyone interested in war powers, the relationship between international law and domestic politics, and the role of the Westminster Parliament in questions of national security"

Prerogative, Royal --- War and emergency legislation --- War, Declaration of --- War and emergency legislation - Great Britain --- War, Declaration of - Great Britain --- Prerogative, Royal - Great Britain --- Royaume-Uni

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The judgment of the UK Supreme Court in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union is of fundamental legal, constitutional and political significance. The Supreme Court's judgment discussed the relative powers of Parliament and the Government, the relationship between Westminster and the devolved legislatures, and the extent to which the UK's membership of the EU had changed the UK constitution, both prior to and even after departure. It also provided further evidence of the emerging role of the UK's Supreme Court as a constitutional court, despite the lack of a codified constitution in the UK. This edited collection critically evaluates the decision in Miller, providing a detailed analysis of the reasoning in the judgment and its longer-term consequences for the UK constitution through the period of Brexit and beyond. The case is used as a lens through which to evaluate the modern UK constitution and its potential future evolution. Whatever form Brexit may eventually take, the impact that EU membership and the triggering of Brexit has already had on the UK's constitutional settlement is profound. The book will be of great value to anyone interested in the effect of the Miller case and Brexit on the UK's constitution.

Prerogative, Royal --- Treaty-making power --- Miller, Gina, --- Trials, litigation, etc. --- Great Britain. --- European Union

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Dans l'Antiquité déjà, les rapports entre la Grèce et Rome étaient l'objet d'interrogations pressantes ; ici les liens institutionnels et idéologiques entre la Grèce d'après Alexandre et l'Empire romain forment le coeur de cet ouvrage aux approches multiples, guidé par le souci commun d'une réflexion sur continuité et rupture. Par un dialogue entre spécialistes de chacun de ces deux mondes, trois axes sont abordés : - l'espace et le temps, pour traiter des rapports entre centre et périphérie, entre temps de la cité et temps du pouvoir ; - les vecteurs du pouvoir que constituent les correspondances officielles et les images portées par les monnaies ; - la valeur politique des littératures de cour et le rôle du culte des souverains. Ainsi l'examen des représentations et auto-représentations des souverains ou des élites, par la comparaison de deux mondes aux interpénétrations constantes, permet-il de mieux appréhender les interactions entre dominé et dominant et leurs multiples expressions.

Kings and rulers, Ancient --- Prerogative, Royal --- Power (Social sciences) --- Rois et souverains anciens --- Pouvoir royal --- Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) --- History --- Histoire --- Middle East --- Moyen-Orient --- Kings and rulers --- Rois et souverains --- Prérogative, Royal --- Orient --- Succession --- Historiography --- Latin Orient --- South Asia --- Empowerment (Social sciences) --- Political power --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Political science --- Social sciences --- Sociology --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Ancient kings and rulers --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, West --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Kings and rulers. --- History. --- Monarchie --- Griekenland --- Romeinse rijk --- Classical history --- Royal prerogatives --- Greek and Roman Orient --- Kings and rulers - Succession --- Orient - Historiography