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The Rules of the Coronation: Differentiating Convention from Practice and Custom

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The coronation of a new monarch is a constitutional event governed by unwritten rules. To understand which aspects of the coronation are constitutionally significant—and which are better understood as the product of tradition or novel approaches—this article examines how three types of unwritten rules structure the ceremony: conventions ...
Carolyn S. Harris, Philippe Lagassé
wiley   +1 more source

Good Chaps and Guardrails: Backstopping Democracy with a Reverse Salisbury Convention for the House of Lords

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The ‘good chaps’ theory of government relies on officeholders understanding and adhering to implicit lines preventing corruption and abuse of power. Boris Johnson's prime ministership showed some weaknesses in this approach. Recent global experience, especially with the re‐election of Donald Trump, suggests the UK may need stronger backstops ...
Tom Nicholls
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the frontiers of private property in New South Wales, Australia

open access: yesGeographical Research, EarlyView., 2023
We discuss a mapping project developing a technique accounting for the alienation of each parcel of property from Crown lands in New South Wales. We argue a basis for representing the plot‐by‐plot creation of private property, when and where it occured, and its effects in colonial governance, violence, and disspossession.
Dallas Rogers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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