The Tenuous Rule of Law
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2013
Editor(s)
Donald W. Harward
ISBN
9780985308810
Publisher
Bringing Theory to Practice
Language
en-US
Abstract
I understand “the rule of law” to mean that a community’s law is generally respected, most importantly by its own public officials. That condition is widely regarded as a very good thing, and there is no doubt that the rule of law has its virtues. The law can protect our persons, secure our property, enforce our chosen arrangements, provide an authoritative settlement of disputes, create beneficial coordination, and enable us usefully to combine and deploy our resources.
Recommended Citation
David B. Lyons,
The Tenuous Rule of Law
,
in
Civic Values, Civic Practices
35
(Donald W. Harward ed.,
2013).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/2390
