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Advice, in constitutional law, is formal, usually binding instruction given by one constitutional officer of state to another. Heads of state, in particular, often act on the basis of advice issued by prime ministers or other government ministers. For example, Queen Elizabeth II formally appoints her British ministers on the advice of the British Prime Minister.
Among the most prominent forms of advice offered are:
Although most advice is binding, in comparatively rare instances it is not.
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Advice, in constitutional law, is formal, usually binding instruction given by one constitutional officer of state to another. Heads of state, in particular, often act on the basis of advice issued by prime ministers or other government ministers. For example, Queen Elizabeth II formally appoints her British ministers on the advice of the British Prime Minister.
Among the most prominent forms of advice offered are:
Although most advice is binding, in comparatively rare instances it is not. For example, many heads of state may choose not to follow advice on a dissolution of parliament where the government has lost the confidence of that body. In some cases, whether the advice is mandatory or truly just advisory depends on the context and authority of the person offering it. Hence the President of Ireland ordinarily is obliged to dissolve Dáil Éireann (the House of Representatives) when advised to do so by the Taoiseach (prime minister). However, where a taoiseach has (in the words of the Irish Constitution) "ceased to retain the support of a majority in Dáil Éireann" (i.e., lost the confidence of parliament) the President has the option of refusing to follow that advice.
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