The Rule of Law: A Very Short Introduction

by Aziz Z. Huq

Politicians, judges, and citizens commonly use the phrase "rule of law" to describe some good that flows from a legal system. But what precisely is that good? Even in Aristotle's time, there was no agreement on either its nature, and on whether it counted as an unqualified good. Even now, a core rule-of-law aspiration is that law can constrain how power is flexed. But how or when? Disagreement persists as to whether the rule of law is a matter of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197657427
• ISBN13: 9780197657423
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 6.9"