So commonplace has the term rule of law become that few recognize
its source as Dicey's
Introduction to the Study of the Law of
the Constitution. Cosgrove examines the life and career of
Dicey, the most influential constitutional authority of late
Victorian and Edwardian Britain, showing how his critical and
intellectual powers were accompanied by a simplicity of character
and wit. Dicey's contribution to the history of law is described as
is his place in Victorian society.
Originally published 1980.
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