PHILOS 2Q03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lon L. Fuller, Precedent
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Conditions of the rule of law: (where norms are rules) Story of the man with the traffic tickets and the lawyer who said his ticket was not printed in both languages (a rule of manitoba) 8th condition of the rule of law** there must be a congruence between the rules as announced and their actual administration. **the rule of law is a principle fundamentally saying that when we rule each other, we do so according to a set of norms** A. v dicey and fuller on the rule of law: Dicey was a journalist who became famous for his knowledge of english legal history and law. Officials of government were acting in a way that went against the rules of their country (rule 8 of lon fuller) Rules can also not abide by any extra rules: when the officials of a state take extra legal actions (using powers in ways that are not authorized by laws)