CAST 1101H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Personal Rule, Toleration, Responsible Government
9 Mar 2018
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The rule of law: why some british history is canadian history. History doesn"t repeat itself but it sometimes rhymes. Rule of law: all subject to law including rulers - presumes preexisting laws/ standards independent from legislation. Rule of law - one of the tailwinds. Linked to rise in power of state (common to all) Mixture of local custom and state authority. King john - rebellion of powerful lords. Church rights vs illegal imprisonent; swift justice; limit taxation; act. Importance - check on authority of crown, enunciation of rights, symbol. 1341 - commoners sit separately (h of commons) Largely to raise funds but. : leverage this power for other matters. Religious toleration and fear of catholic monarch. Invitation to william of orange and mary. Conditioned rights: parliamentary meet regularly, free elections, freedom of speech in parliament, no laws suspended without parliament, right to petition king without reprisal, no standing army without parliament. American answer: american revolutionaries as initially british parliamentarians.
