The Monarchy and Politics
Public Law, July 2016
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 29/2016
10 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2015 Last revised: 9 Jul 2016
Date Written: July 1, 2015
Abstract
There is a tension in the British constitution concerning the role of the monarchy in political affairs. On the one hand, the monarch is expected to be politically neutral. On the other hand, the monarch is entitled to be politically active; she is permitted to express her political opinions in confidence to the elected government. Can this tension be resolved? Should it be resolved? This essay will explore both of these questions.
Keywords: monarchy, constitutional monarchy, constitutional convention, tripartite convention
JEL Classification: K00, K10, K19, K30, K39, K40, K49
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