The Government of England: Its Structure and Its Development

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Longmans, Green, 1887 - 636 Seiten

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and
13
Edward II Jurisdiction
14
and
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and
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Supposed inalterability of the Common Law by statute
39
PAGE 351
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Why the Royal fiat is now never withheld
60
THE LEGAL EXPRESSION OF THE ROYAL
92
President and College of Physicians
105
The Kings express commands form no justification for
107
THE DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF
116
Practical operation of Parliamentary Government
134
Richardson
143
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THE HARMONY OF THE SEVERAL
157
The Coalition Ministry
158
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Sir Charles Darlings recall
194
THE CABINET
197
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Parliamentary Government in the colonies
204
THE OTHER SERVANTS OF THE CROWN 1 The presence in Parliament of ministers is essential to Parliamentary Government 2 The permanence ...
257
and the nonpolitical servants of the Crown now rests
272
THE COUNCILS OF THE CROWN 276 1 The ambiguities connected with the Curia Regis 282 2 The Great Council
282
The Courts at Westminster developed from the Great Council
286
The Courts at Westminster developed from the Ordinary Council
295
The other judicial developments of the Ordinary Council 7 The double jurisdiction of Ultimate Appeal 8 The Council Learned in the
319
THE LANDS OF THE CROWN AND THEIR TENURES
324
The varieties of landed property 2 The free tenures
326
The incidents of tenure
331
The conversion of the military tenures into socage 5 The Ancient Demesne of the Crown
343
The stoppage of supplies no longer a constitutional remedy
385
The Civil List 2 The regulation of the Royal bounty 3 Diminished influence of the Crown from the change in the nature of its revenues
386
Modern increase of the patronage of the Crown
389
The alienation of the Crown lands
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Why the influence of the Crown has not proportionately increased 7 Advantages to the Crown from the change in its financial system
411
THE EVOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT 1 The original organ of English Government was the King in his Great Council
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