The defence ofroyalprerogativein matters ecclesiastical had a long high church lineage.
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These were the areas, he argued, in which the struggle between theroyalprerogativeand ' constitutional forces ' - as he defined ' politics ' - took place.
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No civil servant, no matter how exalted his rank, questioned theroyalprerogativeto entertain such direct appeals and to act on them.
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He would not allow encroachment, as he saw it, onroyalprerogative.
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However, the lords cannot be criticized for trying to plumb the depths of the legal labyrinth without prejudice either toroyalprerogativeor the liberty of the subject.
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Concerns had been raised in the 1610 parliament that the politic mystification of theroyalprerogative by apologists for absolutism was designed to undermine parliamentary privileges.
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The truth is that theroyalprerogativeis a phrase of the widest possible import.
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Nor is theroyalprerogativeof mercy used to grant special remission in respect of civil cases.
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Remarkably, the scheme operated under theroyalprerogativewithout statutory authority.
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However, we shall not be allowed to amend or reject the charter because that comes under theroyalprerogative.
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It includes complex proceedings for judicial review related to the use of theroyalprerogativein unpredictable legal territory.
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As he knows, all treaties are signed and ratified by theroyalprerogative.
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I cannot see the justification for continuing theroyalprerogative, because everything covered by it could easily be set before us properly in primary legislation.
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Most important of all, there should be no limitation on theroyalprerogative.
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In 1984 theroyalprerogativeof mercy was used to effect the release of three men because of illness.
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