"England's Case Against Home Rule" by A. V. Dicey is a book that looks closely at the idea of giving Ireland its own government, called Home Rule, from the point of view of England in the 1800s. It's like a study of what might happen to the rules and laws of the United Kingdom if Ireland got its own parliament. The author thinks this could mess up how the UK is set up and make things unstable. He sees himself as someone who knows a lot about law, not necessarily about Ireland itself. At the start, he tells why he's talking about Home Rule at all. He thinks it could change the whole British system and hurt England. He wants to check out the reasons people have for wanting Home Rule and show that it might be just as bad for England as if Ireland split off completely. He knows it's a touchy subject with a lot of old feelings mixed in, so he wants to be fair as he talks about it. Basically, the beginning sets up what the book will be about, and he plans to look at it closely later on.
England's Case Against Home Rule
By A. V. (Albert Venn) Dicey
A legal expert argues that letting Ireland govern itself could break the United Kingdom and harm English interests.
Summary
About the AuthorAlbert Venn Dicey, was a British Whig jurist and constitutional theorist. He is most widely known as the author of Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885). The principles it expounds are considered part of the uncodified British constitution. He became Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford, one of the first Professors of Law at the LSE Law School, and a leading constitutional scholar of his day. Dicey popularised the phrase "rule of law", although its use goes back to the 17th century.
Albert Venn Dicey, was a British Whig jurist and constitutional theorist. He is most widely known as the author of Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885). The principles it expounds are considered part of the uncodified British constitution. He became Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford, one of the first Professors of Law at the LSE Law School, and a leading constitutional scholar of his day. Dicey popularised the phrase "rule of law", although its use goes back to the 17th century.
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