Champions of the rule of law
By: John Hostettler ; foreword, Lord Steyn
Publisher: Waterside Press; North American distributor, International Specialised Book Services
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hook, Hampshire, UK; Portland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781904380689; 9781908162021
Subjects: Lawyers; Rule of law; Biography; History
Description: "An account of the lawyers who helped -- over centuries -- to develop and protect civil liberties, human rights and the Rule of Law. Also discusses breaches of the Rule of Law in modern cases and in response to terrorism. Champions of the Rule of Law looks at an overarching principle of English law. It describes how a powerful and fundamental rule came about and how it has been preserved in the face of attempts to circumvent it. Standing at the heart of all matters of justice -- and now exported to many parts of the world -- the Rule of Law holds, in short, that the law applies in equal measure to everyone. No matter how high, mighty or privileged someone may be, or whatever claim or allegation is being made, all those coming before it should always be treated in just the same way as anyone else will be." -- Publisher's information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.175-179) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Sir Edward Coke; title: Sir Matthew Hale; title: Magna Carta and habeas corpus; title: Cesare Beccaria; title: Thomas Jefferson; title: Jeremy Bentham; title: Thomas Erskine; title: Sir Samuel Romilly; title: Sir William Garrow; title: Criminal law commissioners; title: Terrorism and civil liberties; title: Summing up; title: Afterword.