Criminal misconduct in office : law and politics / Jeremy Horder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horder, Jeremy, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice

Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Misconduct in office--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Misconduct in office.

Political ethics--Great Britain.

Political ethics.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 209 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Democracy cannot function if the public loses faith in politicians, and that faith will be lost if politicians abuse their power with impunity. This book analyses the criminal offence of misconduct in office, and explains how it should be used, along with other measures, to hold politicians to account for abuse of their position.

Contents:

1. Criminal Misconduct and the Constitution

2. The Limits of Criminal Misconduct

3. Republican Foundations: Holding Officials to Account in Criminal Law

4. MPs' Criminal Liability: Tackling Personal Corruption

5. UK Political Corruption and the Role of the Criminal Law

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-205) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0198823703

9780198823704

OCLC:

1007305403