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Who Takes Britain to War? James Gray, MP

Who Takes Britain to War? By James Gray, MP

Who Takes Britain to War? by James Gray, MP


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Summary

The long-standing parliamentary convention known as the `Royal Prerogative' has always allowed Prime Ministers to take the country to war without any formal approval by Parliament.

Who Takes Britain to War? Summary

Who Takes Britain to War? by James Gray, MP

The long-standing parliamentary convention known as the `Royal Prerogative' has always allowed Prime Ministers to take the country to war without any formal approval by Parliament. The dramatic vote against any military strike on Syria on 29 August 2013 blew that convention wide open, and risks hampering Great Britain's role as a force for good in the world in the future. Will MPs ever vote for war? Perhaps not - and this book proposes a radical solution to the resulting national emasculation. By writing the theory of a Just War (its causes, conduct and ending) into law, Parliament would allow the Prime Minister to act without hindrance, thanks not to a Royal Prerogative, but to a parliamentary one.

About James Gray, MP

James Gray MP joined Parliament 1997. He currently serves on the House of Commons Defence Select Committee and the Procedure Committee, and is Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces and the Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust. He is the author of four books, one of which won the Lloyds of London Book Prize. Mark Lomas provides a legal and historical analysis of the issues.

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GOR006227163
9780750961820
0750961821
Who Takes Britain to War? by James Gray, MP
Used - Very Good
Paperback
The History Press Ltd
2014-09-01
200
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