TY - BOOK ID - 78530605 TI - On the rule of law PY - 2004 SN - 1107163757 1280750197 051181237X 0511265468 0511266189 0511263937 0511317751 0511264763 9780511265464 9780511266188 9780511263934 9780511264764 9780511812378 9781280750199 0521843626 0521604656 9780521843621 9780521604659 9781107163751 9780511317750 PB - Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Rule of law. KW - Rule of law KW - Supremacy of law KW - Administrative law KW - Constitutional law KW - History. KW - Law KW - General and Others KW - Rule of law - History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78530605 AB - The rule of law is the most important political ideal today, yet there is much confusion about what it means and how it works. This 2004 book explores the history, politics, and theory surrounding the rule of law ideal, beginning with classical Greek and Roman ideas, elaborating on medieval contributions to the rule of law, and articulating the role played by the rule of law in liberal theory and liberal political systems. The author outlines the concerns of Western conservatives about the decline of the rule of law and suggests reasons why the radical Left have promoted this decline. Two basic theoretical streams of the rule of law are then presented, with an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of each. The book examines the rule of law on a global level, and concludes by answering the question of whether the rule of law is a universal human good. ER -