ABSTRACT
Introduction 108
The Prerogative Defined 108
The Prerogative Before 1688 109
The Prerogative Today 115
The Prerogative Illustrated 116
The Prerogative and Domestic Affairs 117
The Appointment of Prime Minister 123
The Prerogative of Mercy 125
Power to Establish Non-Statutory Agencies 127
The Granting of Honours 128
Regulation of the Civil Service 128
Regulation of the Armed Forces 129
The Prerogative and Foreign Affairs 130
Judicial Control of the Prerogative 135
Political Control of the Prerogative 140
Reform of the Prerogative? 141
Summary 141
Further Reading 143
