FML: Allen, C.K.

Allen, C.K. Law and Orders. London: Stevens, 1946. 385 pp.

An Inquiry into the nature and scope of delegated legislation and executive powers in England. "In this scholarly study Dr. Allen, who holds to the liberal view of the state, wrestles with the problem of how a proper balance between the legislative and executive powers in Britain's government can be restored and maintained." Foreign Affairs. The book is valuable for Americans because this problem of balance has become even more serious for us than in Britain.


BK: Funny how old works can become current issues especially with the successful efforts of our current president to create a strong executive. Would GB be Jack McCoy if only he were more erudite? Unfortunately, Jerry Orbach does not star in this version. "In the U.S. political system the people are represented by two distinct branches - the legislative which makes the laws and the executive which enforces them. These are their stories."