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No One Is above the Law
The medieval jurist Henry de Bracton observed in his treatise, On the Laws and Customs of England, that no one is above the law. The law, he explained, makes the king and, therefore, the king must be subject to the law. "The king should be under no man, but under God and the law." Bracton's book, which was in part compiled by other authors, was the first to present a comprehensive account of English law. Written between 1220 and 1260, it enjoyed renewed interest after its first appearance in print in 1569. |