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  1. Shifting the Foundations

    5/5Jonathan Sumption makes some suggestions to restore faith in democracy.

  2. Rights and the Ideal Constitution

    4/5Jonathan Sumption assesses the US and UK's constitutional models.

  3. Human Rights and Wrongs

    3/5Arguing that concepts of human rights have a long history in the common law.

  4. In Praise of Politics

    2/5Jonathan Sumption discusses state legitimacy.

  5. Law's Expanding Empire

    1/5In the 19th century, the law dealt with only a very narrow range of human problems.