Tom Bingham and the Transformation of the Law: A Liber Amicorum
Mads Andenas and Duncan Fairgrieve
Abstract
Tom Bingham is internationally recognised as one of the most influential judges of the 20th century. Having occupied in succession the most senior judicial offices in the United Kingdom, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice, and Senior Law Lord, his judicial and academic work have deeply influenced the development of the law in a period of transformation. His argument for a new UK Supreme Court and incorporation of the European Human Rights Convention and his views on the rule of law and judicial independence have left a profound mark on UK constitutional law. He has also been instrumental ... More
Tom Bingham is internationally recognised as one of the most influential judges of the 20th century. Having occupied in succession the most senior judicial offices in the United Kingdom, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice, and Senior Law Lord, his judicial and academic work have deeply influenced the development of the law in a period of transformation. His argument for a new UK Supreme Court and incorporation of the European Human Rights Convention and his views on the rule of law and judicial independence have left a profound mark on UK constitutional law. He has also been instrumental in championing the academic and judicial use of comparative law. As a judge, Lord Bingham has given effect to the legislative incorporation of the ECHR and the protection of individual rights against anti-terror legislation, strengthened judicial independence, and gained an international influence reaching beyond the common law world. This book collects together more than fifty chapters from colleagues and those influenced by Lord Bingham, from across academia and legal practice. The chapters survey Lord Bingham's pivotal role in the transformations that have taken place in the legal system during his career, and in the protection and development of the rule of law.
Keywords:
rule of law,
independence of courts,
organization of courts,
European and international law,
national courts,
commercial law,
globalization,
comparative law
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2009 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199566181 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2009 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199566181.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Mads Andenas, editor
Professor of Law, University of Oslo
Duncan Fairgrieve, editor
Fellow in Comparative Law and Director of the Tort Law Centre at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law
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