“Donald Trump’s Impeachment: Differing Legal Perspectives”, 23 January 2021
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 23 January 2021
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Baxi analyzes the legal and constitutional debates surrounding Donald Trump’s impeachment. He explores the concept of "high crimes and misdemeanors" and the role of the legislature as a "judicial body" during impeachment trials. The article discusses the "politicization of law," where constitutional processes are used as weapons of partisan warfare. Baxi uses the US case to reflect on "executive accountability" globally. He argues that impeachment is a "drastic remedy" meant to protect the "office" from the "officer," ensuring that no leader, however powerful, is "above the law" or immune from constitutional scrutiny. In India Legal.
Topical
Repository Details
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