| Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems, Enlarged Edition Enlarged Edition Contributor(s): Berger, Raoul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674444787 ISBN-13: 9780674444782 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: The little understood yet volcanic power of impeachment lodged in the Congress is dissected through history by the nation's leading legal scholar on the subject. Berger offers authoritative insight into "high crimes and misdemeanors." He sheds new light on whether impeachment is limited to indictable crimes, on whether there is jurisdiction to impeach for misconduct outside of office, and on whether impeachment must precede indictment. In an addition to the book, Berger finds firm footing in contesting the views of one-time Judge Robert Bork and President Nixon's lawyer, James St. Clair. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.52" W x 8.22" (1.06 lbs) 359 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The little understood yet volcanic power of impeachment lodged in the Congress is dissected through history by the nation's leading legal scholar on the subject. Raoul Berger offers authoritative insight into "high crimes and misdemeanors." He sheds new light on whether impeachment is limited to indictable crimes, on whether there is jurisdiction to impeach for misconduct outside of office, and on whether impeachment must precede indictment. In an addition to the book, Berger finds firm footing in contesting the views of one-time Judge Robert Bork and President Nixon's lawyer, James St. Clair. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berger, Raoul: - Raoul Berger was Charles Warren Senior Fellow in American Legal History at Harvard Law School. |