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