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050	0	0	_aKD6004 _b.F55 2018
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100	1		_aFikfak, Veronika. _967541
100	1		_aHooper, Hayley Jayne _967542
245	1	0	_aParliament's secret war
260			_aLondon _bBloomsbury _c2018
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 256 p.)
490	1		_aHart studies in security and justice _vv. 2
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aParliament's secret war -- A legal war? -- The convention as a battlefield -- The deployment of secrecy -- Re-arming Parliament : fostering politics -- Closed intelligence sessions -- Conclusion.
520			_a"The invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the Coalition Government's failure to win parliamentary approval for armed intervention in Syria in 2013, mark a period of increased scrutiny of the process by which the UK engages in armed conflict. For much of the media and civil society there now exists a constitutional convention which mandates that the Government consults Parliament before commencing hostilities. This is celebrated as representing a redistribution of power from the executive towards a more legitimate, democratic institution. This book offers a critical inquiry into Parliament's role in the war prerogative since the beginning of the twentieth century, evaluating whether the UK's decisions to engage in conflict meet the recognised standards of good governance: accountability, transparency and participation. The analysis reveals a number of persistent problems in the decision-making process, including Parliament's lack of access to relevant information, government 'legalisation' of parliamentary debates which frustrates broader discussions of political legitimacy, and the skewing of debates via the partial public disclosure of information based upon secret intelligence. The book offers solutions to these problems to reinvigorate parliamentary discourse and to address government withholding of classified information. It is essential reading for anyone interested in war powers, the relationship between international law and domestic politics, and the role of the Westminster Parliament in questions of national security."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
530			_aAlso issued in print.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bLondon : _cBloomsbury Publishing, _d2014. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess limited by licensing agreement. _7s2014 dcunns
650		0	_aWar and emergency legislation _zGreat Britain _967543
650		0	_aWar, Declaration of _zGreat Britai _967544
650		0	_aPrerogative, Royal _zGreat Britain _967545
776	0		_aOriginal _w(DLC) 2017051085
830		0	_aHart studies in security and justice _vv. 2. _967546
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781509902880 _3Bloomsbury collection
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