Project Gutenberg 2006-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 294 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) Produced by Paul Murray, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume primarily focuses on the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, the former Governor-General of Bengal, detailing the proceedings and legal arguments involved. The text offers insight into the legal and political ramifications of the impeachment, reflecting on the nature of justice in the context of British Parliamentary proceedings. The beginning portion of the work lays the foundational context for the impeachment trial, starting with a report from the Committee of the House of Commons. This committee was tasked with inspecting the Lords' Journals regarding the trial of Hastings, and their findings are meant to illuminate the delays, challenges, and procedural intricacies encountered since the trial's inception in the late 1780s. Burke outlines key issues such as the duration of the trial, the admission of evidence, and the relationship between the Lords and judges regarding legal proceedings. By emphasizing the evolution of legal processes and the importance of preserving parliamentary privileges, Burke sets the stage for a deeper exploration of justice as it pertains to colonial governance and accountability within the British legal framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 Political science -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Category: History - British Category: Law & Criminology Category: Politics 857116 2025-08-08T03:34:40.411775 text/html 874603 2006-04-20T15:08:44 text/html 395578 2025-08-08T03:34:53.000305 application/epub+zip 407502 2025-08-08T03:34:45.096811 application/epub+zip 366375 2025-08-08T03:34:43.260822 application/epub+zip 825822 2025-08-08T03:34:58.722183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752081 2025-08-08T03:34:51.461730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668717 2022-09-08T15:19:09.945913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776585 2025-08-08T03:34:39.259801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 776387 2006-04-20T15:08:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 776412 2006-04-20T15:08:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20838 2025-08-08T03:34:58.867184 application/rdf+xml 23485 2025-08-08T03:34:43.789787 image/jpeg 4584 2025-08-08T03:34:43.521787 image/jpeg 265389 2006-04-20T15:08:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 297814 2006-04-20T15:08:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 265762 2006-04-20T15:08:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 391982 2025-08-08T03:34:40.474812 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia