Executives

• What are the functions of the executives?

  1. Implement policies.
  2. Initiation policy
  3. The Westminister model
• What are the sources of executive powers?

  • Statute
  • prerogative powers
  • common law
• What is a third source power ?


  These are powers derived from sources other than statute law or prerogative powers
• List of people of significance in executive

  • crown
  • Monarch
  • prime minister
  • cabinet
  • civil servants
• Where is Royal prerogative derived from?

  Common law
• Examples of prerogative powers exercised by the government

  • Summoning of parliament
  • Emergency powers
  • Armed forces
• Attorney General V De keyer's Royal Hotel


  >Hotel was used by members of the armed forces and they wanted compensation

  > Did they receive compensation (yes)
• What is the post?

  Not a creation of law but a consequence of politics combined with constitutional necessity
• What does the cabinet manual contain ?

  Contains the prime ministers role and powers aimed at ministers and civil servants
• Powers of the Prime minister

  • Legal dimension
  • political dimension
• Prime minister and the exercise of prerogative powers

  R(Gentle) v Prime Minister and others 2008

  >Two women requested an inquiry into the circumstances of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003

  >Was the application accepted or refused (refused)

  >Courts do not interfere with prerogative powers

  >Too politically sensitive
• Political dimension 


  >Formation of the government

  >Policy

  >patronage