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PREROGATIVES OF THE CROWN
1. INTRODUCTION:
Government of England is an absolute monarchy. Every law must be signed by the King. The King is always expected to accept the advice of his Cabinet. In actual working, it is a democratic republic in which the King being little more than a rubber stamp.
2. Difference Between the King And Crown:
(i) The Crown is an Institution:
The Crown is an institution whereas the king is an individual who holds the institutiion.
(ii) Demise of the King:
There can be ademise of King but not of Crown.
(iii) The Crown is a Legal person:
The Crown is a legal person personifying the state whereas the king is merely temporary human accupant.
3. Crown's Pretogatives:
(i) Meaning:
Prerogative means an exclusive right, the power of immunity, usually acquired by virtue of office.
4. Classification of Prerogatives:
(i) Personal Prerogatives:
a. The King can do no wrong The king can don no Wrong is one of the prerogatives of the King. This has a two-fold meaning:
* In the first place, it means that, gby no proceeding known to the law can the king be made personally responsible for any act done by him.
* In the second place, it means that, no one can plead the orders of the crown in defence of any act, not otherwse justifible by law.
The personal immunity of the Crown forms the very basis of the theory of constitutiional monarchy, "The notion of making the sovereign responsible for a supposed wrong tends to consequences which are clearly inconsistent with the duties of the Sovereign."
b. The King never dies:
The King has the attribute of living forever. The demise is immediately followed by the successiion. There is no interval. The Sovereign always exists the person only is changed.
The King has the attribute of living forever. The demise is immediately followed by the succession. There is no interval. The sovereign always exists the person only is changed.
(ii) Political Prerogatives:
A. Domestic Prerogatives:
(a) Administrative Prerogatives:
* The creation of press.
* The creation of corporations.
* The appointment and dismissal of ministers and other government officials.
* Declaration of war.
B. Foreign Prerogatives:
(a) Representative of Nation:
The King / Queen is the sole representative of the nation in international dealings.
(b) Appointment of Ambassadors:
The King/ Queen appoints the representatives or ambassador of his own country abroad.
(c) Power to Make Treaties:
It is the prerogative of the King/ Queen to make treaties.
1. INTRODUCTION:
Government of England is an absolute monarchy. Every law must be signed by the King. The King is always expected to accept the advice of his Cabinet. In actual working, it is a democratic republic in which the King being little more than a rubber stamp.
2. Difference Between the King And Crown:
(i) The Crown is an Institution:
The Crown is an institution whereas the king is an individual who holds the institutiion.
(ii) Demise of the King:
There can be ademise of King but not of Crown.
(iii) The Crown is a Legal person:
The Crown is a legal person personifying the state whereas the king is merely temporary human accupant.
3. Crown's Pretogatives:
(i) Meaning:
Prerogative means an exclusive right, the power of immunity, usually acquired by virtue of office.
4. Classification of Prerogatives:
(i) Personal Prerogatives:
a. The King can do no wrong The king can don no Wrong is one of the prerogatives of the King. This has a two-fold meaning:
* In the first place, it means that, gby no proceeding known to the law can the king be made personally responsible for any act done by him.
* In the second place, it means that, no one can plead the orders of the crown in defence of any act, not otherwse justifible by law.
The personal immunity of the Crown forms the very basis of the theory of constitutiional monarchy, "The notion of making the sovereign responsible for a supposed wrong tends to consequences which are clearly inconsistent with the duties of the Sovereign."
b. The King never dies:
The King has the attribute of living forever. The demise is immediately followed by the successiion. There is no interval. The Sovereign always exists the person only is changed.
The King has the attribute of living forever. The demise is immediately followed by the succession. There is no interval. The sovereign always exists the person only is changed.
(ii) Political Prerogatives:
A. Domestic Prerogatives:
(a) Administrative Prerogatives:
* The creation of press.
* The creation of corporations.
* The appointment and dismissal of ministers and other government officials.
* Declaration of war.
B. Foreign Prerogatives:
(a) Representative of Nation:
The King / Queen is the sole representative of the nation in international dealings.
(b) Appointment of Ambassadors:
The King/ Queen appoints the representatives or ambassador of his own country abroad.
(c) Power to Make Treaties:
It is the prerogative of the King/ Queen to make treaties.