Prerogative (from the Latin praerogatio, “special right”) in England denotes the rights of the crown inherent to the sovereign authority of the monarch, and capable in principle of being exercised without the participation of Parliament and, at least in critical situations, without reference to the normal regulations of common law. Sir Matthew Hale, a leading jurist of the 17th century, defined the royal prerogative (praerogativa regis) as “rights of supreme dominion” (iura summi imperii), that is, as the true sovereign rights of the crown (Sovereignty) [3]; [6. 46]. Sir T…