The Veiled Sceptre: Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems

The Veiled Sceptre: Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems
ISBN-10
1107056780
ISBN-13
9781107056787
Category
Law
Pages
808
Language
English
Published
2018-04-12
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Anne Twomey

Description

A comprehensive review and analysis of the exercise of the reserve power in countries that have Westminster systems.

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