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The [[Magna Carta]] of 1215 established the principle that the king of England is subject to the law. The phrase "rule of law" is found in a petition to King [[James I]] submitted by parliament in 1610.<ref>Hallam, Henry. ''The Constitutional History of England'', Voleume 1, page 441 (1827).</ref> In the English Civil War (1642–1651), the king asserted that his "divine right" took precedence over the law. [[Samuel Rutherford]] argued for rule of law in ''Lex, Rex: The Law is King'' (1644), while Robert Filmer defended divine right in ''Patriarcha'' (1680).
The [[Magna Carta]] of 1215 established the principle that the king of England is subject to the law. The phrase "rule of law" is found in a petition to King [[James I]] submitted by parliament in 1610.<ref>Hallam, Henry. ''The Constitutional History of England'', Voleume 1, page 441 (1827).</ref> In the English Civil War (1642–1651), the king asserted that his "divine right" took precedence over the law. [[Samuel Rutherford]] argued for rule of law in ''Lex, Rex: The Law is King'' (1644), while Robert Filmer defended divine right in ''Patriarcha'' (1680).
==See Also==
==Barack Obama==
U.S. President Barack Obama's unilateral decision to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants in November 2013 was an outstanding violation of the principle of rule of law. As he himself explained, he did not have the legal authority to make this decision as he is merely president and not emperor.<ref>[http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-ends-rule-law-declares-emperor/#cawHm3rcjfPMuoxE.97 Obama Ends Rule Of Law, Declares Himself Emperor]</ref> This refers to the ''legibus solutus'' doctrine, according to which the Roman emperors were above the law.
==See also==
* [[WROL]] - [[Without rule of law]]
* [[WROL]] - [[Without rule of law]]