Accountability, Impeachment and the Constitution - The Case for a Modernised Process in the United Kingdom

This book sets out and explores the case for a modernised impeachment process for the United Kingdom. The work examines the present law and history of impeachment in the UK. The book will be of interest to students, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of Constitutional Law and Politics.

Sommario

Table of cases
Table of primary legislation
Preface
1 Introduction
PART ONE
Foundations and use of impeachment
2 The history and politics of impeachment
3 Comparative case study I: United States
4 Comparative case study II: Denmark
PART TWO
UK Constitution and accountability
5 Executive accountability in the United Kingdom
6 The existing political accountability mechanisms
PART THREE
A case for impeachment
7 A justification for a possible role for impeachment within the UK system
8 Reinvigorating impeachment
Contents
9 Re-engineering the British Constitution
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Chris Monaghan is a principal lecturer in law at the University of Worcester and holds a PhD from the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London. He has published widely on aspects of public law.

Riassunto

This book sets out and explores the case for a modernised impeachment process for the United Kingdom. The work examines the present law and history of impeachment in the UK. The book will be of interest to students, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of Constitutional Law and Politics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chris Monaghan, Chris (University of Worcester Monaghan, Monaghan Chris
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032215846
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221584-6
• Pagine: 234
• Serie: Routledge Frontiers in Accountability Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Courts, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Trial Practice, LAW / Government / General, comparative law, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Constitution: government & the state, Government powers, Constitution: government and the state, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Constitution, Constitutional & administrative law, Administrative jurisdiction and public administration