Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion in England during the Nineteenth Century

This volume brings together a series of lectures A. V. Dicey first gave at Harvard Law School on the influence of public opinion in England during the nineteenth century and its impact on legislation. It is an accessible attempt by an Edwardian liberal to make sense of recent British history. In our time, it helps define what it means to be an individualist or liberal. Dicey's lectures were a reflection of the anxieties felt by turn-of-the-century Benthamite Liberals in the face of Socialist and New Liberal challenges. A. V. Dicey (1835–1922) was an English jurist, Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University, and author of, among other works, The Law of the Constitution . Richard VandeWetering is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. Front matter......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 Contents, p.......Page 5 Introduction to the Liberty Fund Edition, p. xiii......Page 13 Editor's Note, p. xxiii......Page 23 Preface to the First Edition, p. xxv......Page 25 Preface to the Second Edition, p. xxix......Page 29 Origiinal title page, p. 1......Page 31 Lecture I. The Relation between Law and Public Opinion, p. 3......Page 33 Lecture II. Characteristics of Law-making Opinion in England, p. 14......Page 44 Lecture III. Democracy and Legislation, p. 36......Page 66 Lecture IV. The Three Main Currentsof Public Opinion, p. 45......Page 75 Lecture V. The Period of Old Toryism or Legislative Quiescence (1800–1830), p. 51......Page 81 Lecture VI. The Period of Benthamism or Individualism, p. 91......Page 121 Lecture VII. The Growth of Collectivism, p. 150......Page 180 Lecture VIII. The Period of Collectivism, p. 183......Page 213 Lecture IX. The Debt of Collectivism to Benthamism, p. 215......Page 245 Lecture X. Counter-Currents and Cross-Currents of Legislative Opinion, p. 221......Page 251 Lecture XI. Judicial Legislation, p. 257......Page 287 lecture XII. Relation between Legislative Opinion and General Public Opinion, p. 284......Page 314 Appendix, p. 331......Page 361 Introduction to the Second Edition, p. 359......Page 389 Index, p. 403......Page 433 This volume brings together a series of lectures A. V. Dicey first gave at Harvard Law School on the influence of public opinion in England during the nineteenth century and its impact on legislation. Dicey's lectures were accurate as a reflection of the anxieties felt by turn-of-the-century Benthamite Liberals in the face of Socialist and New Liberal challenges. A. V. Dicey (1835–1922) was an English jurist, Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University, and author of, among other works, The Law of the Constitution. Richard VandeWetering is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes. A V Dicey's lectures were a reflection of the anxieties felt by Benthamite Liberals in the face of Socialist and New Liberal challenges. This title brings together a series of lectures A V Dicey first gave at Harvard Law School on the influence of public opinion in England during the nineteenth century and its impact on legislation.