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Criminal misconduct in office : law and politics / Jeremy Horder.
By: Horder, Jeremy [author.]
.Series: Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191862304.Subject(s): Misconduct in office -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Political ethics -- Great Britain | True Crime | Social services & welfare, criminologyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198823704DDC classification: 364.1320941 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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 work 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.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Democracy cannot function if the public loses faith in politicians, and that faith will be lost if politicians abuse their power with impunity. This work 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.
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