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Champions of the rule of law / John Hostettler ; foreword, Lord Steyn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hostettler, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lawyers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Lawyers.
- Rule of law--Great Britain--History.
- Rule of law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 192 p. ) 1 ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hook, Hampshire, UK : Waterside Press ; Portland : North American distributor, International Specialised Book Services, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An account of the lawyers who helped - over centuries - to develop and protect civil liberties, human rights and the Rule of Law. Also discusses breaches of the Rule of Law in modern cases and in response to terrorism.
- Contents:
- Foreword Lord Steyn Chronology About the author 1: Introduction 2: Sir Edward Coke 3: Sir Matthew Hale 4: Magna Carta and Habeas Corpus 5: Cesare Beccaria 6: Thomas Jefferson 7: Jeremy Bentham 8: Thomas Erskine 9: Sir Samuel Romilly 10: Sir William Garrow 11: Criminal Law Commissioners 12: Terrorism and Civil Liberties 13: Summing Up 14: Afterword Select Bibliography Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p.175-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613149275
- 9781910979990
- 1910979996
- 9781283149273
- 1283149273
- 9781908162021
- 1908162023
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