The Rule of Law

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book legal text

The Rule of Law is a seminal legal text by Lord Bingham of Cornhill that articulates and clarifies the core principles underpinning the rule of law in modern democratic societies.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ legal text ⓘ
associatedWith	British constitutional law NERFINISHED ⓘ common law tradition ⓘ
author	Lord Bingham of Cornhill NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill NERFINISHED ⓘ
clarifies	meaning of the rule of law in practice ⓘ obligations of the state under the rule of law ⓘ rights of individuals under the rule of law ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
critiques	arbitrary exercise of governmental power ⓘ secret or retroactive lawmaking ⓘ
describes	core principles underpinning the rule of law ⓘ
emphasizes	compliance with international law obligations ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ fair trial standards ⓘ importance of accessible, clear and predictable law ⓘ independent and impartial courts ⓘ
focusesOn	access to justice ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ fair adjudicative procedures ⓘ human rights protection ⓘ legal certainty ⓘ limits on governmental power ⓘ relationship between the individual and the state ⓘ
genre	constitutional law ⓘ legal theory ⓘ
hasNotableAuthorRole	former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ former Senior Law Lord of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasPerspective	liberal democratic theory of law ⓘ normative account of the rule of law ⓘ
influenced	contemporary debates on constitutionalism in the UK ⓘ judicial understanding of the rule of law in common law jurisdictions ⓘ
intendedAudience	general educated readership ⓘ judges ⓘ lawyers ⓘ students of law ⓘ
isDescribedAs	authoritative exposition of the rule of law ⓘ seminal legal text ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	modern democratic societies ⓘ principles of the rule of law ⓘ rule of law ⓘ

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