... British constitution the judiciary, however independent, do not hold any powers to question the legislative (Parliament). This has been consolidated by judicial comments dating back to Coke. The leading writer, and the source of the present understanding of what is meant to be the rule of law, dates back to the late Nineteenth century to that of Professor Albert V Dicey. Dicey deals with three fundamental conceptions: i ) The absence of arbitrary power. No man is above the law. No man is punishable except for a distinct breach of the law, established in the ordinary legal manner before the courts. ii ) Equality before the law. Every man, whatever his rank or condition, is subject to ordinary law and the jurisdiction of the ordinary tribunals iii ) The general principles of the British Constitution, especially the liberties of the individual, such as freedom of speech and public meeting ...

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