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

By: Horder, Jeremy [author.].Series: Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Description: xiv, 209 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198823704.Subject(s): Misconduct in office -- Great Britain | Legislators -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain | Political corruption -- Great Britain -- History | Criminal liability -- Great BritainDDC classification: 364.1320941
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.
Summary: "Should the criminal law be used to deter and punish corruption in politics: from employing family members at public expense to improper spending on elections, lobbying, and cronyism? How did so many MPs avoid facing charges after the 2009 government expenses scandal? In this book, Jeremy Horder tackles these questions and more. As well as offering the first treatment of the history, philosophy, and politics of the application of the offence of misconduct in office to Members of Parliament in England and Wales, Horder explains how political corruption might be dealt with in future, and how politicians could be held accountable for their actions so that they are deterred from betraying the public's trust." -- Taken from dust jacketSummary:
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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.

"Should the criminal law be used to deter and punish corruption in politics: from employing family members at public expense to improper spending on elections, lobbying, and cronyism? How did so many MPs avoid facing charges after the 2009 government expenses scandal? In this book, Jeremy Horder tackles these questions and more. As well as offering the first treatment of the history, philosophy, and politics of the application of the offence of misconduct in office to Members of Parliament in England and Wales, Horder explains how political corruption might be dealt with in future, and how politicians could be held accountable for their actions so that they are deterred from betraying the public's trust." -- Taken from dust jacket

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