Who gave the classic three-part account of the English rule of law in lectures first published in 1885?
A. V. Dicey gave the classic account in lectures first published in 1885. He emphasised regular law over arbitrary power, equality before the ordinary law, and the role of…
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Who gave the classic three-part account of the English rule of law in lectures first published in 1885?
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A. V. Dicey gave the classic account in lectures first published in 1885. He emphasised regular law over arbitrary power, equality before the ordinary law, and the role of ordinary judicial decisions in developing constitutional rights. The idea of the rule of law predates Dicey’s formulation.
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Option A
The three-part formulation in the 1885 lectures is Dicey’s.
Option B
Blackstone wrote the Commentaries on the Laws of England. The three-part account in the question is Dicey’s.
Option C
Dicey presented this three-part account in lectures first published in 1885.
Option D
Sidney Low was not the author of the 1885 lectures on the law of the constitution.
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