Lions Under the Throne: Essays on the History of English Public Law

Sedley, Stephen

Lions Under the Throne: Essays on the History of English Public Law - United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2015. - x, 395p.

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.

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Lions in winter
The dark satanic mills
New corn from old fields
Parchment in the fire
The future of public law
The royal prerogative
The sovereignty of Parliament and the abuse of power
The right to be heard
The separation of powers
Public Law and Human rights
The state and the law
Standing and Sitting
Law without courts
The rule of law

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