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British origins and American practice of impeachment
Title
British origins and American practice of impeachment / edited by Chris Monaghan and Matthew Flinders.
ISBN
9781032187259
1032187255
9781032187303
1032187301
9781003255956
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Copyright Notice Date
©2024.
Physical Description
xxvii, 281 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
"This collection brings together historians, political scientists and legal scholars to explore the Anglo-American origins of impeachment and its use in the USA. Impeachment originated in England during the Good Parliament of 1376. It was used, subject to several periods of disuse, until the beginning of the 19th century. The British form of impeachment in turn inspired the drafters of the US Constitution and the inclusion of a mechanism permitting the removal of members of the federal executive and federal judiciary. These Anglo-American origins of impeachment have inspired many constitutions around the globe to include impeachment mechanisms which permit, in most cases, the legislature to remove the President, a Prime Minister, ministers and judges. This volume explores the origins, influence and practice of impeachment. Divided into three parts, the history of impeachment and how it developed in British history is the focus of part one. The inclusion of Ireland reflects the constitutional status of impeachment, the legacy of union with Great Britain and how impeachment can still serve as a deterrent. Part two examines the adoption of impeachment within the US Constitution and its use in practice. The third and final part discusses impeachment in the 21st century. The book will be an essential resource for students, academics and researchers in law, political science and history"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2024
Series
Routledge frontiers in accountability studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Impeachment matters (Professor Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield; Dr Chris Monaghan, University of Worcester)
Impeachment during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and its abeyance in the sixteenth century (Dr Chris Monaghan, University of Worcester)
Impeachment in seventeenth-century England (Professor Mark Goldie, University of Cambridge)
British politics and impeachment in the eighteenth century (Dr Robin Eagles, History of Parliament Trust)
Edmund Burke, India, and the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings (Dr Mithi Mukherjee, University of Colorado)
The nineteenth century and beyond : the existence of the threat of impeachment (Dr Chris Monaghan, University of Worcester)
'Impeachment' in Irish constitutional law (Dr Laura Cahillane, University of Limerick; Dr Tom Hickey, Dublin City University)
Impeachment in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the early United States (Professor John R. Vile, Middle Tennessee State University)
Parallel evolution : American impeachment and the two-party system (Professor Brian Kalt, Michigan State University)
Impeachment, responsibility, and constitutional failure : from Watergate to January 6 (Professor Jack N Rakove, Stanford University)
The US impeachment process : fit for purpose in a hyper-partisan era? (Dr Clodagh Harrington, University College Cork; Dr Alex Waddan, Leicester University)
The renaissance of impeachment
political and legal accountability in the 21st century (Professor Dan Plesch, SOAS University of London).
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Genre/Form
History.
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