John Phillip Reid is Professor Emeritus at New York University School of Law. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former law clerk for the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire, and the author of many books, including most recently Legislating the Courts.

"Those acquiring this volume will catch a tantalizing glimpse of the power of Reid's exposition of the English common law... recommended to anyone who really cares about the law."—Stephen B. Presser, Law and History Review"Reid has returned to the field in which he made his reputation and delivered a real gem of a work.... Rule of Law illuminates key developments of the foundational legal idea."—Martin S. Flaherty, Fordham University Law School"This is the sort of work we have come to expect and admire from John Phillip Reid. It is a richly sourced comparative study of a fundamental concept-rule of law-that has dozens of applications in today's world."-James Oldham, Georgetown University

• Table of Contents1. Rule's Law 2. Law's Bridle 3. Rule's Inverse 4. Law's Hedge 5. Rule's Bridling 6. Law's Umpire 7. Rule's Determinancy Conclusion Notes Short Titles Index

John Phillip Reid is Professor Emeritus at New York University School of Law. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former law clerk for the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire, and the author of many books, including most recently Legislating the Courts.

"Those acquiring this volume will catch a tantalizing glimpse of the power of Reid's exposition of the English common law... recommended to anyone who really cares about the law."—Stephen B. Presser, Law and History Review"Reid has returned to the field in which he made his reputation and delivered a real gem of a work.... Rule of Law illuminates key developments of the foundational legal idea."—Martin S. Flaherty, Fordham University Law School"This is the sort of work we have come to expect and admire from John Phillip Reid. It is a richly sourced comparative study of a fundamental concept-rule of law-that has dozens of applications in today's world."-James Oldham, Georgetown University

• Table of Contents1. Rule's Law 2. Law's Bridle 3. Rule's Inverse 4. Law's Hedge 5. Rule's Bridling 6. Law's Umpire 7. Rule's Determinancy Conclusion Notes Short Titles Index

John Phillip Reid is Professor Emeritus at New York University School of Law. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former law clerk for the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire, and the author of many books, including most recently Legislating the Courts.

"Those acquiring this volume will catch a tantalizing glimpse of the power of Reid's exposition of the English common law... recommended to anyone who really cares about the law."—Stephen B. Presser, Law and History Review"Reid has returned to the field in which he made his reputation and delivered a real gem of a work.... Rule of Law illuminates key developments of the foundational legal idea."—Martin S. Flaherty, Fordham University Law School"This is the sort of work we have come to expect and admire from John Phillip Reid. It is a richly sourced comparative study of a fundamental concept-rule of law-that has dozens of applications in today's world."-James Oldham, Georgetown University

• Table of Contents1. Rule's Law 2. Law's Bridle 3. Rule's Inverse 4. Law's Hedge 5. Rule's Bridling 6. Law's Umpire 7. Rule's Determinancy Conclusion Notes Short Titles Index