Economics 3364A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Government Communications Headquarters, Lord Advocate, List Of Medieval Great Powers
25 Oct 2020
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How do we hold executive to account for use of prerogative powers: control/organise armed force (r v ministry of defence 1996, declaration of war and deployment of armed forces, keeping peace, conferment of peerages and honours. Legislative prerogatives: crown is not bound by statute except by express words or necessary implication (eg treason, pp should be accountable to courts. Accountability challenges: ministers repeatedly answered parliamentary questions about pp saying records not kept of individual occasions on when ministerial pp is used and that it would be impossible to do so. Dr keyser principle - owned hotel in ww1 which got taken for military so wanted compensation (statute > pp because this listens to what people are saying) so hotel owner got compensation. R v secretary of state for home department 1995 = 1995 it is for. Laker airways v department of trade 1977 - exe4rcise can be examined by the courts.
