rule of law: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Albert Venn Dicey, Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution, 10th ed. (1959, reprinted 1982); Ronald Dworkin (ed.), A Matter of Principle (1985); Lon L. Fuller, The Morality of Law, rev. ed. (1969; originally published 1964, reprinted 1976); H.L.A. Hart, The Concept of Law, 3rd ed. (2012; originally published 1961); Friedrich A. von Hayek, Law, Legislation and Liberty: A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy, 3 vol. (1973–79); Joseph Raz, “The Rule of Law and Its Virtue,” in Richard Bellamy (ed.), The Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers (2005), pp. 77–93; Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Law in Modern Society: Toward a Criticism of Social Theory (1976).

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Invalidated site: OECD iLibrary - Rule of law. Oct 16, 2026
Add new Web site: United States Courts - Overview - Rule of Law. Apr 09, 2026
Add new Web site: MIT Press Direct - American Journal of Law and Equality - The rule of law. Jan 17, 2026
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at WayneState - 'Who' or 'what' is the rule of law? (PDF). Sep 13, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Law School Scholarship Repository - What Exactly Is the Rule of Law? (PDF). Jul 05, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts - Rule of Law: A Detailed Analysis. Aug 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - ScholarsArchive - Pareto Optimality and the Rule of Law. Jun 05, 2024
Add new Web site: OECD iLibrary - Rule of law. Jan 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Rule of law. Nov 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Business LibreTexts - The Rule of Law. Apr 03, 2023
Add new Web site: United Nations and the Rule of Law - What is the Rule of Law. Nov 02, 2022
Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The rule of Law. Aug 26, 2022
Image of Montesquieu added. Aug 27, 2019
Add new Web site: Duhaime.org - Rule of Law. May 04, 2018
Add new Web site: Foundation for Economic Education - Individual Liberty and the Rule of Law. Feb 16, 2018
New bibliography added. Apr 25, 2017
New article added. Apr 25, 2017
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