How Should the State Interact Constitutionally with Corporations which have significant power and influence over its population? Lessons from the Impeachment of Warren Hastings, 1788-1795

St Andrews Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-18 DOI:10.15664/stalj.v1i1.2343

Nathan Beck-Samuels

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Abstract

How to maintain constitutional accountability over large corporations is an increasing theme in contemporary politics. The impeachment trial of Warren Hastings in 1788-1795 addressed this directly with the behaviour of the East India Trading Company. What lessons for today are illustrated by this historical trial?

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国家应如何在宪法上与对其人口有重大权力和影响的公司互动?弹劾沃伦·黑斯廷斯的教训(1788-1795

在当代政治中，如何维持对大企业的宪法问责制是一个日益重要的主题。1788年至1795年对沃伦·黑斯廷斯(Warren Hastings)的弹劾审判直接与东印度贸易公司的行为有关。这一历史性的考验对今天有什么启示?

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