Courtenay Ilbert: Difference between revisions

Ilbert reflected on laws and law-making and wrote several books on parliamentary and legislative procedure and history that were highly regarded. Jurists like Sir Carleton Kemp Allen praised his knowledge of parliamentary procedure but felt he was outdated. He pointed out to how government initiatives were modified into legally actionable forms but many{{weaselword|date=October 2019}}considered Ilbert to be outdated and old-fashioned in putting faith in public opinion to exert corrective action on legislative abuses.<ref name=odnb />