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| A. V. Dicey |
In 1885, the first edition of A.V. Dicey's An
Introduction to the Study of Law of the Constitution was published. This
book became one of the most influential works of authority on the British
constitution. Dicey described the rule of law as one of the 'twin pillars' of
the constitution (the other being parliamentary sovereignty) . He saw the rule
(or supremacy) of law as the ultimate source of authority to which all,
including the institutions of the state are subject. According to Dicey, rule
of law has three main elements:
1. Nobody should be punished unless they have
broken the law.
2. The same laws should apply to officials of
the state just as to the ordinary people.
3. The rights of the individual do not stem
from decisions made by the executive
(government), but from judgments made in individual cases by individual judges.
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