The Rule of Law: Albert Venn Dicey, Victorian Jurist

Front Matter....Pages iii-xv The Balliol Years, 1835–1861....Pages 3-22 Ambition Denied, 1861–1882....Pages 23-44 The Restoration of The Vinerian Chair, 1882–1909....Pages 45-65 The Constitutional Expert: Law of the Constitution....Pages 66-90 The Political Expert: Law of the Constitution....Pages 91-113 Dicey and Ireland: The Making of a Unionist....Pages 114-140 The Life of a Unionist, 1887–1898....Pages 141-169 The Lawyer as Historian: Law and Opinion....Pages 170-194 The Decline of England, 1899–1914....Pages 195-227 The Struggle for the Union Resumed....Pages 228-260 The Impact of War, 1914–1918....Pages 261-279 The Last Years, 1918-1922....Pages 280-292 Conclusion....Pages 293-300 Back Matter....Pages 301-319