02464cam a2200325 a 4500 4270819 BD-DhUL 20160808170712.0 930809s1957 enk 000 0 eng d NZOC eng BD-DhUL BD-DhUL e-uk--- KD4080 .M33 1957 KD4080 .M33 1957 344.10285 342.41085 20 346 19 MAP MacDermott, John Clarke MacDermott Baron, 1896- Protection from power under English law / by Lord MacDermott. London : Stevens, 1957. viii, 196 p. : 19 cm. The Hamlyn lectures ; 9th ser. "Published under the auspices of the Hamlyn Trust." Lectures delivered at the Queen's University of Belfast, Nov. 1957. 1. Introductory -- 2. The power of prosecution -- 3. The power of Parliament -- 4. The power of the Executive -- 5. The power of wealth and the power of status -- 6. The power of monopoly and restrictive association -- 7. The power of numbers: conclusion. This is the age of the common man, of the ordinary citizen. But will the ordinary citizen concern himself with the amenities and frills of better living, and will he concern himself with the problem of the control of power? His liberty, and the liberty of his children, will eventually depend upon his answer to that question. The author here is concerned with those concentrations or regions of power which by their weight or their nature conduce to the oppression of the individual: the power of prosecution, the power of Parliament, the power of the executive, of wealth and of status, of monopoly and restrictive association, and the biggest problem of all, the power of numbers. How and to what extent does the law react towards power of that order? How far does it succour those upon whom such power bears? Is it the law's function to keep a fair balance between those who have and those who are subject to such power? And, if so, does the law discharge that function? In the final analysis, the common weal requires that the ordinary citizen concern himself with such questions. He must be eternally vigilant - to ensure that our law stands for what is fair and just and good. Civil rights Great Britain. Law Great Britain. Power (Social sciences) Hamlyn Trust ddc BK 95491 95491 0 0 ddc 0 344_102850000000000 0 NFIC 159285 DUL DUL GEN 1965-09-25 Gift 344.10285 A40218 2016-08-08 2016-08-08 BK 0 0 ddc 0 344_102850000000000 0 NFIC 159288 DUL DUL GEN 1965-09-25 Gift 344.10285 A19924 2016-08-08 2 2016-08-08 BK