This realm of New Zealand : the sovereign, the governor-general, the crown / Alison Quentin-Baxter and Janet McLean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quentin-Baxter, Alison, author.

McLean, Janet, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive power--New Zealand.

Executive power.

New Zealand--Politics and government.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2017.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Blurb

About the authors

Title page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. The Purpose of this Book

Chapter 2. Building the Modern Constitution

1. Setting the Scene

2. Becoming a Self-Governing Colony

3. Journey to Independence

Chapter 3. Constitutional Monarchy: Key Concepts

1. The Main Features

2. From Monarchy to Constitutional Monarchy

3. Core Concepts

4. Conclusion

Chapter 4. The Sovereign in Right of New Zealand: The Institutional Role

1. The Constitutional Heritage

2. The Law of Succession

3. The Royal Style and Titles

4. The Coronation

5. Allegiance to the Sovereign in Right of New Zealand

Chapter 5. The Sovereign in Right of New Zealand: A Personal Touch

1. Introduction

2. Roles and Relationships

3. Looking Ahead

4. The Sovereign's Institutional Role in the New Zealand Constitution: an Evaluation

Chapter 6. The Letters Patent, the Governor-General and the Realm of New Zealand

2. Making the 1983 Letters Patent

3. The Letters Patent and the Realm of New Zealand

4. Conclusions on the Sovereign and the Governor-General's Role in the Different Parts of the Realm

Chapter 7. The Office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief

2. The Office of Governor-General

3. In Conclusion

Chapter 8. The Governor-General in the Executive Branch

2. Constituting the Executive

3. Defining the Governor-General's Powers and Authorities

4. The Governor-General's Responsible Advisers

Chapter 9. Finding and Changing a Prime Minister

2. Finding a Government After an Election

3. Early Dissolutions of Parliament

4. New Zealand Principles for Appointing and Changing a Prime Minister

Chapter 10. Guardian of the Constitution?.

1. The Purpose of this Chapter

2. The Theory and the Practice

3. A Time for Assessment and Change

Chapter 11. The Governor-General in Parliament

2. The Queen in Parliament

Chapter 12. The Governor-General and the Administration of Justice

1. The Queen as the Fount of Justice

2. Origins of the Prerogative of Mercy

3. Conclusion

Chapter 13. The Crown as a Party to the Treaty of Waitangi

2. The Transfer of Responsibility for 'Native Affairs'

3. Personal Relationships Between Māori and Monarchs

4. The Honour of the Crown Given Legal Recognition

Chapter 14. Exercising the Head of State Role

2. International Relations

3. The "Head of State Role" at Home

4. Interacting with Certain Individuals and Groups

5. The Monarchical Constitution and the Possibility of Change

Afterword: Thinking About a Republican Constitution

1. The Parameters of Constitutional Change

2. Ending the Sovereign's Role

3. Designing the Republican Constitution

4. Consequential Changes

5. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Imprint.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed November 28, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-77558-965-X

OCLC:

1009332993