PHILOS 2Q03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Acts Of Supremacy, Constitution Of The United Kingdom, 38
3 Apr 2018
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One of the greatest lawyers of his day, political journalist. Two features that have characterized law in england since the. Norman conquest: omnipotence/undisputed supremacy of the central government throughout the country. Royal supremacy has passed onto parliament, an old saying once remarked that the maxim of the courts was undoubtedly fact: rule of law/ supremacy of the courts. Security given under the constitution to english rights. Comparing england to switzerland, switzerland is not interested in self- government. They are new to liberty in the press and abuse it. Have less of a taste for justice and love for the law. If they lost their liberty they wouldn"t miss it. In england/u. s there is more liberty in the customs and less in the law. In switzerland there is more liberty in the law and less in customs. England can be different than other countries in the sense that other states may involve despotism. English citizens are protected from arbitrary arrest.
