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Tom bingham, the most eminent of our judges guardian, held office successively as master of the rolls, lord chief justice of england and wales and senior law lord of the united kingdom, the only person ever to hold all three offices. In this brilliant short book, britains former senior law lord, and. This article discusses the relationship between access to justice and the rule of law, outlines the current financial and operational limitations with regard to full access to justice in zambia and describes a practical project, undertaken by the law association of zambia and the south london law society, supported by london south bank university, to enhance access to justice in zambia and. The rule of law was chosen as a book of the year by chris patten in the observer. The rule of law by tom bingham penguin books australia.
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