Introduction to the study of the law of the constitution / A.V. Dicey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dicey, A. V. (Albert Venn), 1835-1922.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Great Britain.

Constitutional law.

Public law--Great Britain.

Public law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (cxlviii, 435 pages) : portrait

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty/Classics, [1982]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A year after the publication of Dicey's "Law of the Constitution," William Gladstone was reading it aloud in the House of Commons, citing it as authority. It remains, to this day, a starting point for the study of the English Constitution and comparative constitutional law. "Law of the Constitution" elucidates the guiding principles of the modern constitution of England: the legislative sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law, and the binding force of unwritten conventions. Dicey's goal was "to provide students with a manual which may impress these leading principles on their minds, and thus may enable them to study with benefit in Blackstone's "Commentaries" and other treatises of the like nature those legal topics which, taken together, make up the constitutional law of England." Albert Venn Dicey (1835-1922) was Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University from 1882 to 1909.

Contents:

""A.V. Dicey, Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. vii ""; ""Publisher's Note, p. ix ""; ""Foreword, p. xi ""; ""Preface to the First Edition, p. xxv ""; ""Preface to the Eighth Edition, p. xxix ""; ""Analysis of Introduction, p. xxxi ""; ""Introduction to the Eighth Edition, p. xxxv ""; ""Outline to the Subject, p. cxxiii ""; ""The True Nature of Constitutional Law, p. cxxv ""; ""Part I. The Sovereignty of Parliament, p. 1 ""; ""I. The Nature of Parliamentary Sovereignty, p. 3 ""

""II. Parliament and non-Sovereign Law-Making Bodies, p. 36 """"III. Parliamentary Sovereignty and Federalism, p. 73 ""; ""Part II. The Rule of Law, p. 105 ""; ""IV. The Rule of Law: Its Nature and General Applications, p. 107 ""; ""V. The Right to Personal Freedom, p. 123 ""; ""VI. The Right to Freedom of Discussion, p. 146 ""; ""VII. The Right of Public Meeting, p. 169 ""; ""VII. Martial Law, p. 180 ""; ""IX. The Army, p. 188 ""; ""X. The Revenue, p. 200 ""; ""XI. The Responsibility of Ministers, p. 210 ""; ""XII. Rule of Law Compared with Droit Administratif, p. 213 ""

""XIII. Relation between Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Rule of Law, p. 268 """"Part III. The Connection Between The Law of the Constitution and the Conventions of the Constitution, p. 275 ""; ""XIV. Nature of Conventions of Constitution, p. 277 ""; ""XV. The Sanction by which the Conventions of the Constitution are Enforced, p. 292 ""; ""Appendix, p. 317 ""; ""I. Rigidity of French Constitutions, p. 317 ""; ""II. Division of Powers in Federal States, p. 325 ""; ""III. Distinction between a Parliamentary Executive and a non-Parliamentary Executive, p. 331 ""

""IV. The Right of Self-Defence, p. 341 """"V. Questions Connected with the Right of Public Meeting, p. 350 ""; ""VI. Duty of Soldiers Called upon to Disperse an Unlawful Assembly, p. 368 ""; ""VII. The Meaning of an ""Unconstitutional"" Law, p. 371 ""; ""VIII. Swiss Federalism, p. 372 ""; ""IX. Australian Federalism, p. 386 ""; ""X. Martial Law in England during Time of War or Insurrection, p. 396 ""; ""XI. Constitution of the Tribunal de Conflits, p. 416 ""; ""XII. Proceedings Against the Crown, p. 417 ""; ""XIII. Parliament Act, 1911, p. 418 ""; ""Index, p. 423 ""

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: 8th ed. London : Macmillan, 1915.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61487-793-9

OCLC:

823738707