LAW 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Joseph Raz, Notary Public, Western Roman Empire
10 Dec 2017
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Concerns fairness in the administration of the law: 1. Everyone in society, regardless of their social r political position, should be treated equally before the law: 2. Power under the law should not be arbitrarily. Origins: rule of law appear in the legal culture of the greek and romans. Cicero, a famous orator who lived in the era of roman democracy says, (cid:498)we are the servants of the law, that we all may be free. (cid:499) The rule of law was not recognized during the dark ages, it only became recognized during the middle ages. King john of england (1167-1216) was in power for most of his life unitl her. Dicey recognized the rule of law through his most influential work, (cid:498)an introduction to the study of the law of the constitution(cid:499) (cid:523)london, (cid:883)885(cid:524) Dicey"s three core rules of law principles: 1. Law must have supremacy over the influence of arbitrary power.
