Lions under the Throne
Lions under the Throne
Essays on the History of English Public Law
Francis Bacon wrote in 1625 that judges must be lions, but lions under the throne. From that day to this, the tension within the state between parliamentary, judicial and executive power has remained unresolved. Lions under the Throne is the first systematic account of the origins and development of the great body of public law by which the state, both institutionally and in relation to the individual, is governed.
- Explores the subject through a series of essays based on lectures given by the author
- By alternating between chronological and thematic topics, the author invites an understanding of legal history both as a function of political and social history and as a continuing endeavour to develop consistent principles of constitutional and public law
- Approachable and readable text is enhanced by ancillary detail in footnotes
Reviews & endorsements
"Part I of this book enriched my understanding of the role of public law within our constitutional system and laid the foundation for Part II, which compellingly traces the influence and echoes of history in the constitutional issues facing us today."
Kate Stone, Socialist Lawyer
Product details
October 2015Paperback
9781107559769
306 pages
229 × 152 × 16 mm
0.41kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Histories:
- 1. Lions in winter: public law in the twentieth century
- 2. The dark satanic mills: the Victorian state
- 3. New corn from old fields: the Hanoverian harvest
- 4. Parchment in the fire: public law in the Interregnum
- 5. The future of public law
- Part II. Themes:
- 6. The royal prerogative
- 7. The sovereignty of Parliament and the abuse of power
- 8. The right to be heard
- 9. The separation of powers
- 10. Public law and human rights
- 11. The state and the law
- 12. Standing and 'sitting'
- 13. Law without courts: the tribunal system
- 14. The rule of law.
