Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

You know that I don’t request a meeting with you unless it’s urgent. I know you are busy, and the government cabinet depends heavily on you.” * They both exchanged smirky smiles, which Tony failed to notice, as he was busy looking at the contents of his folder. Yusuf knew that his deputy hated the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and the Prime Minister did not have a strong attachment to either one. Yusuf also knew that the Prime Minister always ignored the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. So Michael dealt only with the Secretary of State. From the moment he had first seen the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Yusuf learned that it seemed impossible to find a decent human being in this world who really didn’t hate a person holding such position. There was a moment of silence in the room. They both sipped their coffee. “You must have heard what happened!” “You mean at the Nahrawan?” Michael replied. “Normally, what happens in Zimbabwe isn’t really my concern,” Yusuf said. Michael, who was also in charge of diplomatic relations in Africa, sighed and added, “I wish I could say the same thing. Our American friends believed that the military coup attempt was…

. In the another case R v.s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Exparte Rees-Mogg , the Divisional Court held that Lord Rees-Mogg had sufficient interest to challenge the UK’s ratification of the Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty) because of his truthful concern for such constitution issues. Furthermore locus standi is considered as applying to two groups of applicant namely; (i) individuals and (ii) pressure groups. Where it deals with individuals, it will…

[u][b]London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 10 Downing Street was the official residence and office of Prime Minister Watson Joseph. He was at his office as he awaited the news from Germany. The rumors of a possible attack on the Kiel Canal are getting more likely as Wilhelm II's troops are setting up defensives around the city of Kiel. The citizens of the city are leaving before Hitler's forces arrive to attack. Joseph was told that the expeditionary force will arrive in the…

The beginning of the end of the Cold war stated in Jimmy Carter’s presidency, and finally ended in Bill Clinton’s presidency. Throughout the time period, each president had a different approach to ending the Cold War. In the end, it was the little contribution made by each of the presidents in this era that lead to the end of the Cold War. In 1977, Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States. This was a couple years after the U.S. finally ended its 12 year war with Vietnam. After…

Background: British monarchy was established after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and England is the first country which establish constitutional monarchy. Now, Queen Elizabeth II. is the head of State and as the monarch she is also the head of the church of England, commander in Chief, head of the commonwealth and head of executive, legislature and judiciary. Although she has many titles, she has no real political power, with “domestic and foreign policy are left to Parliament and, more…

administrative action would be disorderly and incapable of justification . Thus, the Wheeler case shows that judicial review may sufficiently carry out its functions of keeping public bodies accountable, but illegality, as a ground of judicial review, only considers the procedure rather than the substances of the decision. Nonetheless, further reforms could be made to illegality to allow clarity of the law. An important foundation of the grounds of judicial review is the doctrine of ultra…

being played out a game for the dominion of the world." The United States became more heavily-involved in Iran for several reasons. Firstly, at the US entry into WWII in 1941, it was immediately militarily involved in Iran because of the Allied occupation of it. Secondly, Iranian leaders (at the time led by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi) sought increased US involvement in Iranian affairs, including oil, because they saw the USA as a superpower who would impede the interests of Britain and the USSR…

History Exam Notes June-12-12 7:33 PM Prime Ministers and Important People: * Robert Borden: 1911- 1920 * Conservative * Efforts in WW1 made him a successful PM * Arthur Meighen: 1920- 1921 * Conservative * William Lyon Mackenzie King: 1921- 1926, 1926- 1930, 1935- 1948 * Liberal * Independence of Canada in foreign policies * Richard Bennett: 1930- 1935 * Conservative * Create Bank of Canada, 1934 * Canadian Wheat Board,…