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> European monarchs don't ... sign laws That may be technically correct (the best kind of correct), but the details are more interesting: "Since the sixteenth
by dane-pgp 4y ago
> European monarchs don't ... sign laws
That may be technically correct (the best kind of correct), but the details are more interesting:
"Since the sixteenth century no [British] monarch has actually signed a Bill themselves. Instead, the monarch signs what are known as Letters Patent which announce that an assent has been given."
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/law/what-royal-assent-and-why-dont-laws-come-force-straight-away https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/law/what...