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...

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Main Author: Sedley, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
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