Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Quentin-Baxter, Alison
McLean, Janet (1963-....)
Titre(s) : This realm of New Zealand [Texte imprimé] : the sovereign, the Governor-General, the Crown / Alison Quentin-Baxter and Janet McLean
Publication : Auckland : Auckland university press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI-356 p.) ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 336-344. Index
"New Zealand is a democratic constitutional monarchy, one of Queen Elizabeth II's
sixteen realms. This book provides a comprehensive account of how the Queen, the Governor-General
and the Crown interact with our democratically-elected leaders under New Zealand's
unwritten constitution. The authors explain how these islands in the South Pacific
were first brought within Queen Victoria's dominions, the arrangements then made for
their future government, and how those arrangements developed over time with the pressure
for democracy and responsible government to become New Zealand's current constitution.
They discuss the responsibilities of, and interactions between, the key office-holders:
the Sovereign herself; her representative, the Governor-General; the impersonal and
perpetual Crown, and the Prime Minister, other Ministers and Members of Parliament.
All of them affect in some way the government which runs the country day to day. In
an afterword, the authors examine some of the key issues to be considered should New
Zealand become a republic"--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Droit constitutionnel -- Nouvelle-Zélande
Pouvoir exécutif -- Nouvelle-Zélande
Gouverneurs -- Nouvelle-Zélande -- 1800-....
Politique et gouvernement -- Nouvelle-Zélande -- 1800-....
Indice(s) Dewey :
320.993 (23e éd.)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781869408756. - ISBN 1869408756 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45552318f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45552318
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. The purpose of this book ; 2. Building the modern constitution ; Constitutional
monarchy : key concepts ; 4. The Sovereign in Right of New Zealand : the institutional
role ; 5. The Sovereign in Right of New Zealand : a personal touch ; 6. The Letters
Pantent, the Governor-General and the realm of New Zealand ; 7. The office of Governor-General
and Commander-in-Chief ; 8. The Governor-General in the Executive Branch ; 9. Finding
and changing a prime minister ; 10. Guardian of the constitution? ; 11. The Governor-General
in Parliament ; 12. The Governor-General and the administration of justice ; 13.
The Crown as a party to the Treaty of Waitangi ; 14. Exercising the head of state
role ; Afterword: Thinking about a republican constitution.
