Royal Prerogative: Difference between revisions

The '''Royal Prerogative''' is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in [[:en:common law|common law]] and, sometimes, in [[:en:Civil law (legal system)|civil law]] jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the [[:en:Sovereign|Sovereign]] alone.<ref>In [[:en:Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] realms, the wording "[[:en:the Crown|the Crown]]" is usually used in this context instead of "King or Queen"</ref> It is the means by which some of the [[:en:executive (government)|executive]] powers of government, possessed by and vested in a [[:en:monarch|monarch]] with regard to the process of governance of their state, are carried out. The analogous institution in a Republic such as the United States would be a reserve clause that reserves all unspecified powers to the federated states or the people. In a constitutional monarchy such as the United Kingdon, individual prerogatives can be abolished by Parliament although special procedure applies.