Abstract
The recent revelations about the health of the late President Mitterand and the long‐running crisis in Greece over the former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou have highlighted the difficulties encountered when a leader is in ill‐health and particularly if they are unwilling to relinquish the reins of power. Sometimes called the Captive King, Captive Court syndrome, such situations have a serious impact on government, the body politic, the media and the public at large, Here Dr Hugh L'Etang discusses these issues, not just with reference to ailing political leaders but more widely in situations where military commanders or other executive leaders are unable to properly carry out their functions. He concludes that there is a need for some sort of statutory time limit on service to prevent such situations from arising.
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