British Origins and American Practice of Impeachment

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvChris Monaghan,Matthew Flinders,UK) Monaghan, Chris (University of Worcester,UK) Flinders, Matthew (University of Sheffield

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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 nineteenth 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 twenty-first century. The book will be an essential resource for students, academics and researchers in law, political science and history.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-07-30
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Frontiers in Accountability Studies
Antal sidor282
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032187303

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List of Contributors xiPreface xiiForeword xiv1 Impeachment Matters 1MATTHEW FLINDERS AND CHRIS MONAGHANPART 1British Origins 152 Impeachment during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries and Its Abeyance in the Sixteenth Century 17CHRIS MONAGHAN3 Impeachment in Seventeenth-Century England 42MARK GOLDIE4 British Politics and Impeachment in the Eighteenth Century 64ROBIN EAGLES5 Edmund Burke, India and the Impeachment Trial of Warren Hastings 84MITHI MUKHERJEE6 The Nineteenth Century and Beyond: The Existence of the Threat of Impeachment 114CHRIS MONAGHAN7 ‘Impeachment’ in Irish Constitutional Law 132LAURA CAHILLANE AND TOM HICKEYPART 2American Practice 1558 Impeachment in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries in the Early United States 157JOHN R VILE9 Parallel Evolution: American Impeachment and the Two-Party System 180BRIAN C KALT10 Impeachment, Responsibility and Constitutional Failure: From Watergate to January 6 206JACK N RAKOVE11 The US Impeachment Process: Fit for Purpose in a Hyper-Partisan Era? 238CLODAGH HARRINGTON AND ALEX WADDANPART 3Evolutionary Dynamics 25912 The Renaissance of Impeachment: Political and Legal Accountability in the 21st Century 261DAN PLESCHIndex 271

‘This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary study of impeachment is essential readingfor scholars, citizens, and public officials alike. Now more than ever, it is vital to appreciate the promise and perils of the impeachment power, and to reckon with its proper role in constitutional democracy.’Joshua Matz, Partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP; Impeachment Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first (2019–20) and second (2021) Senate trial of President Trump`The two edited collections—particularly when read together—provide a seasoned scholar of impeachment or a recent entrant to this area with an impressive array of expert perspectives on the historical evolution of impeachment, its varied use and relevance in global constitutional contexts, as well as thought-provoking contributions on the benefits and risks that result from the use of impeachment in different constitutional and cultural contexts.'John Cotter, 'Impeachment: Contention, neglect, and ways forward’ (2025), International Journal of Constitutional Law, 4 December 2025. URL: https://academic.oup.com/icon/advance-article/doi/10.1093/icon/moaf058/8369051?login=trueMonaghan Matthew Flinders, eds. British Origins and American Practice of Impeachment. Routledge, 2024. Pp.310. ISBN: 9781032187259.Chris Monaghan Matthew Flinders Aziz Z. Huq, eds. Impeachment in a Global Context: Law, Politics, and Comparative Practice. Routledge, 2024. Pp.364. ISBN: 9781032187402.