Lectures on the Relation Between Law & Public Opinion in England
[Book]
:During the Nineteenth Century
/ by A. V. Dicey
; with a preface by E. C. S. Wade
2nd ed
London
: Macmillan and Co LTD
, 1962.
xciv, 506 p.
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Relation between law and public opinion.--Characteristics of law-making opinion in England.- Democracy and legislation.- The three main currents of public opinion.- The period of old Toryism or legislative quiescence.- The period of Benthamism or individualism.- The growth of collectivism.- Period of collectivism.- The debt of collectivism to Benthamism.- Counter-currents and cross-currents of legislative opinion.- Judicial legislation.- Relation between legislative opinion and general public opinion.- Appendix: 1. The right of association. 2. The Ecclesiastical Commission. 3. University tests. 4. Judge-made law
Law - Great Britain - History
Public opinion - Great Britain - 19th century
Great Britain - Politics and government - 19th century