At present, the future of the rule of law is history

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Abstract

The rule of law promotes itself as a global panacea and ignites the desires of politicians, academics, and the media. It is common practice to suggest or argue what the Rule of Law is by recourse to a number of well-known and well-cited figures from somewhere in the ancient or modern historical past. A moment's reflection suggests that the relevance to and association with one another may not be appropriate or accurate. I suggest that we cannot hope to deploy these ideas in a way that reflects what the original theorists meant without delving a little deeper into the origins of the historical ideas themselves.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRoutledge Handbook of the Rule of Law
EditorsMichael Sevel
Place of PublicationAbingdon UK
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter2
Pages29-42
Number of pages14
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781351237185
ISBN (Print)9780815376651, 9781032886473
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025

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