Add to ORKGThe Crown holds the conceptual place held by the State in those legal systems derived from or influenced by the Roman civil law. Not only does the Crown provide a legal basis for governmental action, but it provides some of the legal and political legitimacy for such action. The first section of this paper looks at what is meant by legitimacy, and its place in the constitutional order. The second section looks at challenges to this legitimacy. The third section examines the concept of the rule of law and the normative effect of the Crown, and how this has influenced the evolution of the constitution
Sovereignty plays a role in many contexts, from religion to political philosophy to law. In law, it ...
The traditional goal of legal authorities has been to obtain widespread public compliance with the l...
In the context of rule-making by transnational bodies, this paper explores the concept of legitimacy...
The Crown holds the conceptual place held by the State in those legal systems derived from or influe...
This book explores the nature of the Crown in its legal and political context. Here the term The Cro...
The problem of constitutional legitimacy is to establish why anyone should obey the command of a con...
The authority of the state in a constitutional democracy is never self-evident. The state can only c...
This paper investigates the relationship between the idea of popular sovereignty and the conditions ...
Reflecting upon recent political events, attention toward political legitimacy has been renewed with...
The article introduces the readers to the problem of the role of the monarch in the British constitu...
Authority is often defined as legitimate power, and contrasted to pure power. In the case of legitim...
This paper investigates the relationship between the idea of popular sovereignty and the conditions ...
My focus in this paper is on the treatment of the Crown by the courts, especially Canadian courts, i...
A troubling veil of mystery still shrouds the central institution of the British Constitution – the ...
This paper highlights the importance of endogenous changes in the foundations of legitimacy for poli...
Sovereignty plays a role in many contexts, from religion to political philosophy to law. In law, it ...
The traditional goal of legal authorities has been to obtain widespread public compliance with the l...
In the context of rule-making by transnational bodies, this paper explores the concept of legitimacy...
The Crown holds the conceptual place held by the State in those legal systems derived from or influe...
This book explores the nature of the Crown in its legal and political context. Here the term The Cro...
The problem of constitutional legitimacy is to establish why anyone should obey the command of a con...
The authority of the state in a constitutional democracy is never self-evident. The state can only c...
This paper investigates the relationship between the idea of popular sovereignty and the conditions ...
Reflecting upon recent political events, attention toward political legitimacy has been renewed with...
The article introduces the readers to the problem of the role of the monarch in the British constitu...
Authority is often defined as legitimate power, and contrasted to pure power. In the case of legitim...
This paper investigates the relationship between the idea of popular sovereignty and the conditions ...
My focus in this paper is on the treatment of the Crown by the courts, especially Canadian courts, i...
A troubling veil of mystery still shrouds the central institution of the British Constitution – the ...
This paper highlights the importance of endogenous changes in the foundations of legitimacy for poli...
Sovereignty plays a role in many contexts, from religion to political philosophy to law. In law, it ...
The traditional goal of legal authorities has been to obtain widespread public compliance with the l...
In the context of rule-making by transnational bodies, this paper explores the concept of legitimacy...