Lions under the Throne: Essays on the History of English Public Law

Stephen Sedley

doi:10.1017/CBO9781316402863

Francis Bacon wrote in 1625 that judges must be lions, but lions under the throne. From that day to this, the tension within the state between parliamentary, judicial and executive power has remained unresolved. Lions under the Throne is the first systematic account of the origins and development of the great body of public law by which the state, both institutionally and in relation to the individual, is governed.

'Part I of this book enriched my understanding of the role of public law within our constitutional system and laid the foundation for Part II, which compellingly traces the influence and echoes of history in the constitutional issues facing us today.'

Kate Stone Source: Socialist Lawyer

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Dedication
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Contents
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Preface
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- By Stephen Sedley, Oxford
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Introduction
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Part I - Histories
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1 - Lions in winter: public law in the twentieth century
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2 - The dark satanic mills: the Victorian state
pp 45-69
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3 - New corn from old fields: the Hanoverian harvest
pp 70-82
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4 - Parchment in the fire: public law in the Interregnum
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5 - The future of public law
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Part II - Themes
pp 121-122
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6 - The royal prerogative
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7 - The sovereignty of Parliament and the abuse of power
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8 - The right to be heard
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9 - The separation of powers
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10 - Public law and human rights
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11 - The state and the law
pp 209-228
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12 - Standing and “sitting”
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13 - Law without courts: the tribunal system
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14 - The rule of law
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Epigraph
pp v-v

Dedication
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-20

Part I - Histories
pp 21-22

1 - Lions in winter: public law in the twentieth century
pp 23-44

2 - The dark satanic mills: the Victorian state
pp 45-69

3 - New corn from old fields: the Hanoverian harvest
pp 70-82

4 - Parchment in the fire: public law in the Interregnum
pp 83-106

5 - The future of public law
pp 107-120

Part II - Themes
pp 121-122

6 - The royal prerogative
pp 123-142

7 - The sovereignty of Parliament and the abuse of power
pp 143-158

8 - The right to be heard
pp 159-171

9 - The separation of powers
pp 172-192

10 - Public law and human rights
pp 193-208

11 - The state and the law
pp 209-228

12 - Standing and “sitting”
pp 229-246

13 - Law without courts: the tribunal system
pp 247-268

14 - The rule of law
pp 269-280

Index
pp 281-295

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