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A selection of recent publications relating to parliamentary studies prepared with the assistance of the Library of Parliament (March 2017-May 2017)

Alford, Ryan Patrick. "Two cheers for a Cabinet Manual (and a note of caution)." Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law / Revue de droit parlementaire et politique 11 (1): 41-60, March / mars 2017.

This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of two approaches to the descriptive codification of Canada's constitutional conventions in a Cabinet Manual. The proponents of a Manual point to its utility, while its detractors highlight the dangers inherent in the executive's role in the Manual's production and amendment process. The article evaluates the likelihood of these benefits and hazards by assessing recent scholarship assessing the Cabinet Manuals of New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Azzi, Stephen. "Political time in a Westminster democracy: the Canadian case." American Review of Canadian Studies 1-16, April 2017.

The multiparty system has meant that Canadians often end up with prime ministers who are out of synch with the dominant ideas of their age. This study highlights the cautious and incremental nature of Canadian politics: prime ministers are seldom as dramatic or radical as their American counterparts. Bowden, James W.J. "When the bell tolls for Parliament: Dissolution by efflux of time." Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law / Revue de droit parlementaire et politique 11 (1) : 129-44, March / mars 2017.

This article outlines the legal process through which parliaments are dissolved and summoned and general elections are called in both Canada and the United Kingdom, explores how a dissolution by efflux of time would be promulgated in Canada, and describe how fixed-date election laws in Canada and the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, 2011 of the United Kingdom affect the Crown's authority over dissolution. Daly, Paul. "Royal treament--The Crown's special status in administrative law." Review of Constitutional Studies--Revue d'etudes constitutionnelles 22 (1): 81-102, 2017.

The author's focus in this paper is on the treatment of the Crown by the courts, especially Canadian courts, in judicial review of administrative action. In three areas of administrative law, the Crown has been accorded a special status, distinct from that of statutory bodies: administrative powers, justiciability, and remedies. Desserud, Don. "The Senate residency requirement and the...