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Law of the British Constitution
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Constitutional And Administrative Law Law of the British Constitution Michaelmas Term 2003/4 Is it the case that the current checks and balances relating to Ministers executive powers are adequate in a modern parliamentary democracy? A paper recently published by the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) has suggested that Royal Prerogative powers are anachronistic and that ministers acting under said powers are doing so with too few checks and balances imposed upon them. The Royal Prerogative is, in broad terms, the powers that the Monarch is able to exercise. In reality, many of these powers are exercised by Government and ministers in the name of the Crown, and have been for several hundred years. Dicey describes the Royal Prerogative as "The remaining portion of the Crown's original power"1. It is the powers that are delegated to ministers that are under the most scrutiny at present. One such power, the ability to deploy...
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