Introduction to the study of the law of the constitution / by A.V. Dicey.
By: Dicey, Albert Venn
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A starting point for the study of the English Constitution and comparative constitutional law, The 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.
Previous ed.: 1939.
Bibliography: p. 500- 502. - Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 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 of Subject The True Nature of Constitutional Law (p. cxxv)
- Part I The Sovereignty of Parliament
- I The Nature of Parliamentary Sovereignty (p. 3)
- II Parliament and non-Sovereign Law-Making Bodies (p. 36)
- Ill Parliamentary Sovereignty and Federalism (p. 73)
- Part II The Rule of Law
- 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)
- VIII 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
- XIV Nature of Conventions of Constitution (p. 277)
- XV The Sanction by which the Conventions of the Constitution are Enforced (p. 292)
- Appendix
- 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 des Confiits (p. 416)
- XII Proceedings Against the Crown (p. 417)
- XIII Parliament Act, 1911 (p. 418)
- Index