Affair of State - The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton

Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Posner retired as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017. He was previously a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Klappentext President Clinton's year of crisis, which began when his affair with Monica Lewinsky hit the front pages in January 1998, engendered a host of important questions of criminal and constitutional law, public and private morality, and political and cultural conflict. This book, reflecting the breadth of Posner's experience and expertise, will be the essential foundation for anyone who wants to understand president Clinton's impeachment ordeal. Zusammenfassung Posner presents a balanced and scholarly understanding of President Clinton's year of crisis which began when his affair with Monica Lewinsky was revealed in January 1998, clarifying the issues involved, assessing the conduct of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, and examining the pros and cons of impeachment.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard A Posner, Richard A. Posner
• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.11.2000
• EAN: 9780674003910
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00391-0
• Seiten: 288
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Allgemeines, Lexika; USA, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, LAW / Alternative Dispute Resolution, United States of America, USA, Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution