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• Title:The rule of law / Tom Bingham.
  
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• Author/Creator:Bingham, T. H. (Thomas Henry), 1933-2010.
  
• Published/Created:London ; New York : Penguin, 2011, ©2010.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: K3171 .B56 2010
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Rule of law--History.
  Rule of law--Political aspects.
  Rule of law--Social aspects.
  
• Medical Subjects: Jurisprudence.
  United Kingdom.
  
• Description:ix, 213 pages ; 20 cm.
  
• Summary:Tom Bingham examines what the rule of law actually means. He briefly examines the historical origins of the rule and then advances eight conditions which capture its essence as understood in western democracies today. He also discusses the strains imposed on the rule of law by the threat and experience of international terrorism.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-196) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780141034539 (pbk.)
  014103453X
  
• Contents:The importance of the rule of law
  Some history
  The accessibility of the law
  Law not discretion
  Equality before the law
  The exercise of power
  Human rights
  Dispute resolution
  A fair trial
  The rule of law in international legal order
  Terrorism and the rule of law
  The rule of law and the sovereignty of Parliament.