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

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

Author: Chris Monaghan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032215815

Published In: June 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781032215846

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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 Constitutional Law and Politics

Chapter One: Introduction

Part One: Foundations and use of impeachment

Chapter Two: The history and politics of impeachment

Chapter Three: Comparative case studies I: The United States of America

Chapter Four: Comparative case studies II: Denmark

Part Two: UK Constitution and accountability

Chapter Five: Executive accountability in the UK

Chapter Six: The existing political accountability mechanisms

Part Three: A case for impeachment

Chapter Seven: A justification for a possible role for impeachment within the UK system

Chapter Eight: Reinvigorating impeachment

Chapter Nine: Re-engineering the British constitution