During
the jollities and celebration of the 800th anniversary of the
signing of Magna Carta at Runnymede, 19 June 1215, its importance as a stage in
the dynamic relationship of the King and the barons has exceeded comment on its
place ion the development of the rule of law. In the Sempringham ‘concepts
series’ [mostly open access: http://www.history-ontheweb.co.uk/concepts/concept_list.htm
], Gilbert Pleuger who explores the rule of law concept, argues that the rule of law is a
truer guide to the quality of a liberal democratic government than trite
comments of the genre ‘one man, one vote’
Contributor:
Geoff Williams. Sempringham eLearning Office
18
June 2015
