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Lindsay Rogers (lawyer)
Lindsay Rogers (May 23, 1891 – 1970) was an American scholar who was Burgess professor emeritus of public law at Columbia University. Early life and career Rogers was born In Baltimore on 23 May 1891. He studied at Baltimore City College and Johns Hopkins University, where he completed a PhD in 1915. In 1920, he joined the law faculty of Columbia University. He taught there until 1959 and held Burgess professor emeritus of public law chair. As a writer, he wrote for ''The Times'' and ''The New York Times Sunday Magazine''. Works *''The Postal Power of Congress: A Study in Constitutional Expansion'' (1916) *''America's Case Against Germany'' (1917) *''The American Senate'' (1926) *''Crisis Government'' (1934) *''The Pollsters: Public Opinion, Politics and Democratic Leadership'' (1949) *''An Introduction to the Problem of Government'' (1921) *''The New Constitutions of Europe'' (1922) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Lindsay 1891 births 1970 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Law
Public law is the part of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct concern to society. Public law comprises constitutional law, administrative law, tax law and criminal law, as well as all procedural law. Laws concerning relationships between individuals belong to private law. The relationships public law governs are asymmetric and inequalized. Government bodies (central or local) can make decisions about the rights of persons. However, as a consequence of the rule-of-law doctrine, authorities may only act within the law (''secundum et intra legem''). The government must obey the law. For example, a citizen unhappy with a decision of an administrative authority can ask a court for judicial review. The distinction between public law and private law dates back to Roman law, where the Roman jurist Ulpian ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |