Overview
Provides an up to date account of Britain’s war powers and the central questions of authority and legitimacy
Situates the fall and rise of executive authority in the context of the declining legitimacy of the executive and the legislature
Strengthens arguments for a more solid footing for Britain’s war powers, for example a War Powers Act
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- War Powers Act
- British politics
- British Syrian strikes
- prime minister powers
- executive powers
- legislature
- parliament war powers
- Prime Minister May
- rise and fall of executive authority
- declining executive authority
- Royal Prerogative
- parliamentary convention on war
- parliament authorising war
- Syria and Great Britan
- British governance
- policy recommendations
- war authority
- Syrian air strikes
- return of Royal Prerogative
- War Powers Convention
About this book
This book provides a state of the art discussion of the royal prerogative over war powers in the UK. This issue has received particular attention over proposed military strikes against the Syrian regime and it was claimed by many observers and scholars that parliament now controls decisions in war. However, the record has been mixed– and the most recent decision by Prime Minister May on Syria in 2018 shows that the executive can re-assert prerogative powers and effectively sidestep parliament. The author argues that these dynamics should be seen in the context of the declining authority of the executive and the legislature and in terms of a policy solution, and ultimately she suggests a War Powers Act as a firmer foundation for Britain’s war powers.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Tara McCormack is Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Britain’s War Powers
Book Subtitle: The Fall and Rise of Executive Authority?
Authors: Tara McCormack
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13682-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13681-9Published: 15 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13682-6Published: 04 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 130
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: British Politics, International Security Studies, Conflict Studies, Foreign Policy