The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham

The Rule of Law by Tom BinghamThe 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? In this brilliant short book, Britains former senior law lord, and one of the worlds most acute legal minds, examines what the idea actually means. He makes clear that the rule of law is not an arid legal

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That's what NYC cop Barry Sutton is learning

Michael K sets out to take his mother back to her rural home

working in conjunction with one another and with the private sector

as well as mediations from ancient Egypt and Greece

are inevitable

When he arrives at the strangely deserted airport

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as the inevitability of death constantly overshadows us

unchanging truths

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heart-breaking look at ordinary people's lives in our troubled times