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British institute of international and comparative law biicl 4,345 views 7. Feb 24, 2011 the book the rule of law was written by the eminent british judge tom bingham, kg, pc, fba and a former master of the rolls, lord chief justice and senior law lord in the united kingdom. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states and civilisations has. Jul 07, 2011 the rule of law ebook written by tom bingham. Bingham traces key constitutional developments in english law and distils from them eight principles that he argues necessarily underpin the rule of law for it to have practical meaning and effect. Although tom bingham, recently retired from the post of senior law lord and now free to speak his mind, has spent his life in its service, even he.

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