The Succession to the Crown Act 2013
Modernising the Monarchy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9195067 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Parpworth (De Montfort University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1070-1093 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Law Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-7961 • E-ISSN: 1468-2230 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2230.12048 |
| OpenAlex | W1549111202 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Constitutional reform has occupied a relatively high position on the legislative agendas of successive UK governments in recent decades. Yet little of it has impinged directly upon the monarchy. The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is therefore a significant and uncommon enactment. This article commences by sketching out a little of the background to the Act, including the need for a common position across the Commonwealth Realms which recognise the Q ueen as their Head of State. It then proceeds to consider the Act's three central provisions. These will ensure gender equality in the royal succession, abolish the prohibition on a royal heir marrying a R oman Catholic, and recast the law on consent to Royal Marriages. As such, they are non‐controversial. Controversy remains, however, in an issue which the 2013 Act deliberately does not address; the bar on a R oman Catholic succeeding to the throne
Commonwealth · Constitutional monarchy · Ecological succession · Legislature · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · State (computer science) · Throne · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · History · Law · Legal principles and applications
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |