Lectures on the relation between law & public opinion in England during the nineteenth century / by A.V. Dicey
1905, 1st edition. London : Macmillan. Previous owner's bookplate still inside. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #445820
Physical description; (xx, 503 pages), 23 cm. Contents; 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: I. The right of association. II. The Ecclesiastical commission. III. University tests. IV. Judge-made law. V. Proposed collectivist legislation of 1905. Subjects; Bentham, Jeremy 1748-1832. Law Great Britain History. Public opinion Great Britain History 19th century. Opinion publique Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle. England Politics and government 19th century.
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