The Rule of Law
11th Feb 2010; 13:00
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'The Rule of Law' is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states and civilisations has recently become even more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of?
Lord Bingham, Britain's former senior law lord, and one of the world's most acute legal minds, visits the RSA to examine what the idea actually means.
He makes clear that the rule of law is not an arid legal doctrine but is the foundation of a fair and just society, is a guarantee of responsible government, is an important contribution to economic growth and offers the best means yet devised for securing peace and co-operation.
Speaker: Tom Bingham, former Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and Senior Law Lord of the United Kingdom and author of The Rule of Law (Allen Lane, 2010).
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