Author: John HatsellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Precedents of Proceedings in the House of Commons, Under Separate Titles
Author: John HatsellAlphabetical Register of All the Authors Actually Living in Great-Britain, Ireland and in the United Provinces of North-America
Author: Jeremias David ReussPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie StephenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
Book Description
Monthly Review; Or, New Literary Journal
Author: Ralph GriffithsThe Monthly Review
Author: Ralph GriffithsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
Author: British and American Foundings of Parliamentary Science, 1774–1801
Author: Peter J. AschenbrennerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317172175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Upon declaring independence from Britain in July 1776, the United States Congress urgently needed to establish its credentials as a legitimate government that could credibly challenge the claims of the British Crown. In large measure this legitimacy rested upon setting in place the procedural and legal structures upon which all claims of governmental authority rest. In this book, Aschenbrenner explores the ways in which the nascent United States rapidly built up a system of parliamentary procedure that borrowed heavily from the British government it sought to replace. In particular, he looks at how, over the course of twenty-five years, Thomas Jefferson drew upon the writings of the Chief Clerk of the British Parliament, John Hatsell, to frame and codify American parliamentary procedures. Published in 1801, Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States presents rules, instances, citations and commentary as modern readers would expect them to appear, quoting Hatsell and other British authorities numerous times. If the two nations suffered any unpleasant relations in the First War for American Independence - Aschenbrenner concludes - one would be hard pressed to detect it from Jefferson’s Manual. Indeed, direct comparison of the House of Commons and the Continental Congress shows remarkable similarities between the ambitions of the two institutions as they both struggled to adapt their political processes to meet the changing national and international circumstances of the late-eighteenth century.
Accountability, Impeachment and the Constitution
Author: Chris MonaghanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000597466
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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 United Kingdom, 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 from 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.
Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Harris - Henry I.The Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie StephenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1364
Book Description