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Democracy's Privileged Few - Legislative Privilege and Democratic Norms in the British and American Constitutions (Hardcover)
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Democracy's Privileged Few - Legislative Privilege and Democratic Norms in the British and American Constitutions (Hardcover)
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This book is the first to compare the freedoms and protections of
members of the United States Congress with those of Britain's
Parliament. Placing legislative privilege in historical context,
Josh Chafetz explores how and why legislators in Britain and
America have been granted special privileges in five areas:
jurisdictional conflicts between the courts and the legislative
houses, freedom of speech, freedom from civil arrest, contested
elections, and the disciplinary powers of the houses.
Legislative privilege is a crucial component of the relationship
between a representative body and the other participants in
government, including the people. In recounting and analyzing the
remarkable story of how parliamentary government emerged and
evolved in Britain and how it crossed the Atlantic, Chafetz
illuminates a variety of important constitutional issues, including
the separation of powers, the nature of representation, and the
difference between written and unwritten constitutionalism. This
book will inspire in readers a much greater appreciation for the
rise and triumph of democracy.
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