Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Rule of Law

“THE RULE OF LAW MEANS, IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE ABSOLUTE
SUPREMACY OF REGULAR LAW AS OPPOSED TO THE INFLUENCE
OF ARBITRARY POWER, AND EXCLUDES THE EXISTENCE OF
ARBITRARINESS, OF PREROGATIVE, OR EVEN OF WIDE
DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY ON THE PART OF GOVERNMENT.”




A.V. DICEY
THE LAW OF THE CONSTITUTION

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