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The nature of the crown : a legal and political analysis /

This text explores the nature of the Crown in its legal and political context. The term, the Crown, is being used, not as a direct reference to the Queen, but as a reference to the central power of the state.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sunkin, Maurice
Other Authors:	Payne, Sebastian, senior lecturer in law
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subjects:	Great Britain > Kings and rulers. Prerogative, Royal > Great Britain. Constitutional law > Great Britain. Droit constitutionnel > Grande-Bretagne. Constitutional law Kings and rulers Prerogative, Royal Great Britain Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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