212 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1990. The Law brings issues of legal theory to life by relating them to real problems in British politics. Questions about human rights, the rule of law, the unwritten constitution, the role of judges, law and politics, and civil disobedience are often discussed as purely abstract issues. Jeremy Waldon, however, considers them in the context of incidents such as the GLC's... Read more
1 Introduction 2 Law and politics 3 The rule of law 4 The constitution 5 Rights 6 Judges 7 Breaking the law 8 The legal framework
Biography
Jeremy Waldron
`Both as a technique for selling theory to students, and as a way of introducing lay readers to controversies over the role of law and legal institutions in the body politic, the case-system [employed by the author] has much to recommend it, and this book, always clear and perceptive, is a good advertisement for it.' - Times Literary Supplement
`... brilliantly achieved ... a stimulating read.' - Lord Wilberforce, Political Studies
