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International Commission Of Jurists: The Rule Of Law In A Free Society: A Report On The International Congress Of Jurists, William B. Harvey
International Commission Of Jurists: The Rule Of Law In A Free Society: A Report On The International Congress Of Jurists, William B. Harvey
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Rule of Law in a Free Society: a Report on the International Congress of Jurists. Geneva, Switzerland: International Commission of Jurists, 1960.
Post-War Thinking About The Rule Of Law, Charles W. Joiner
Post-War Thinking About The Rule Of Law, Charles W. Joiner
Michigan Law Review
The seven papers that follow are the words and thoughts of the Michigan Law School faculty members who delivered the lectures in this series. Each paper was written for oral presentation and was spoken to an audience. The reaction of those attending the lectures was so favorable that arrangements were made for their publication. In the audience at the time these papers were given were lawyers from many parts of the United States and many foreign countries.
The Rule Of Law And The Judicial Process, Luke K. Cooperrider
The Rule Of Law And The Judicial Process, Luke K. Cooperrider
Michigan Law Review
An anecdote which I believe I recall from one of Professor Brogan's ·writings concerns a conversation between the archbishop and the chief justice about the relative importance of their respective powers. After the conversation had continued for some time the archbishop sought to administer the coup de grâce. "I have the advantage of you, your lordship, because you see, in the long run, the most you can say to a man is, 'You shall be hanged!' whereas it is within the functions of my office to say, 'You shall be damned!' " To this, after a moment of thought, …
The Rule Of Law In Historical Perspective, W. Burnett Harvey
The Rule Of Law In Historical Perspective, W. Burnett Harvey
Michigan Law Review
Events of the past two decades have made imperative a fundamental re-examination of the basis of government and the legal order. The gross inhumanities of the German and Japanese regimes during the Second World War are fresh in our memories. In many areas of the world today, the force of law is being used for the systematic suppression of claims to freedom and human dignity. The revolutionary ferment of the post-war years has brought into existence new governments with the task of determining their fundamental orientation and the direction of their legal orders.