By Victoria Ridler

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. In The Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885), A.V. Dicey described the Rule of Law as a distinctive feature of the English constitution. Identify which of the following 'distinct though kindred' concepts he included as part of this feature:

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. Which of the following cases articulated the principle that a positive law is required to justify trespass with dicta noting that '. . . if it is law it will be found in our books. If it is not to be found there, it is not law'?

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. The legal relevance of M v Home Office and Another [1994] 1 AC 337 is often described as illustrating the Rule of Law principle that:

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. The Magna Carta 1215 is considered by many to be an important historical milestone for the Rule of Law. Which among the following describe provisions found within the document?

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. Lorraine is preparing for an exam and has listed a number of statements she believes are examples of principles associated with the Rule of Law. You have been asked to review her list and identify which among the following would not be considered general Rule of Law principles.

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. In A and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] UKHL 56, Lord Bingham commented that 'the function of independent judges charged to interpret and apply the law is universally recognised as a cardinal feature of the modern democratic state, a cornerstone of the rule of law itself.' Which of the following best describe the proposition to which he was responding?

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. Which of the following propositions are associated with formal approaches to the Rule of Law?

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. Harlow and Rawlings suggested two categories to describe ways of thinking about administrative law – red light and green light theories. Which of the following best describe a key proposition of green light theory'?

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. In the mythical town of Brigadoon, the court is composed of a randomized selection of residents who decide on private disputes brought before them without reference/regard to previous decisions, a legal code, nor any particular set of rules. Instead, decisions are made on an ad hoc basis according to what the group deems fair in the particular instance. All of the private disputes of residents of Brigadoon are dealt with through this mechanism and the only codified rules relate to public law. This is the system of law that has been agreed among the people of Brigadoon who rarely have any private disputes. Which of the following principles/values associated with the rule of law have been contravened?

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. The day after Edwina was informally told by a friend working for the local government that her house was to be demolished to make way for a new road, the bulldozers arrived at her front door. When she challenged the legitimacy of the action, she was told that legislation gave discretion to the local council to decide when a private property needed to be removed for the purposes of development and that she had plenty of time to object as the notice for the plans had been available on display for the last 6 months at the local council's office. Edwina replied 'well, when I finally heard yesterday afternoon about this plan, I immediately went to find the notice and discovered it was 'displayed' in the back of a storage room with no working lights and a note on the door saying "toilets out of use." This can't possibly be fair!' To which the head of the demolition crew responded, 'life isn't fair' and proceeded to oversee the demolition of her house.

Which of the following principles/values associated with the Rule of Law would the above scenario be best described as having been contravened?

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