What is it about?
An analysis of the House of Commons' influence over military deployments. Covers when MPs are likely to get to vote before military action, when they probably won't get to vote, and what the grey areas are.
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Why is it important?
Clarifies a complex and developing area of political and constitutional practice. Offers practical insights into what is likely to happen in different types of situation, and identifies remaining uncertainties.
Perspectives
This is my third piece on this broad subject, and the one I think best captures a crucial point: Britain now has a War Powers Convention, a general expectation that MPs will have the chance to veto military combat operations, but its conventional nature leaves it open to political contestation and so inherently uncertain.
James Strong
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This page is a summary of: The war powers of the British parliament: What has been established and what remains unclear?, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, January 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1369148117745767.
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