Accountability, impeachment, and the constitution : the case for a modernised process in the United Kingdom
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Accountability, impeachment, and the constitution : the case for a modernised process in the United Kingdom
Routledge, 2022
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Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: "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, which today is widely regarded as having fallen into desuetude and its procedures inappropriate for modern conditions. It discusses how impeachment operates in two countries, the United States and Denmark, selected respectively for their marked differences and similarities to the United Kingdom's political and constitutional system, for the purposes of illumination and possible lessons for a new impeachment process. The book seeks to provide a balanced and independent examination of the case for this, concluding that it would have a valuable role to play in the future development of the United Kingdom's system of politics and government. It concludes by setting out a detailed model for the structure, working, and effect of impeachment. The book will be of interest to students, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of
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- The history and politics of impeachment
- Comparative case study I: The United States of America
- Comparative case study II: Denmark
- Executive accountability in the UK
- The existing political accountability mechanisms
- A justification for a possible role for impeachment within the UK system
- Reinvigorating impeachment
- Re-engineering the British Constitution
