The government as well as private actors are accountable under the law.
Just Laws
The laws are clear, publicized, and stable; are applied evenly; and protect fundamental rights, including the security of persons and contract, property, and human rights.
Open Government
The processes by which the laws are enacted, administered, and enforced are accessible, fair, and efficient.
Accessible Justice
Justice is delivered timely by competent, ethical, and independent representatives and neutrals who are accessible, have adequate resources, and reflect the makeup of the communities they serve.
These four universal principles constitute a working definition of the rule of law. They were developed in accordance with internationally accepted standards and norms, and were tested and refined in consultation with a wide variety of experts worldwide.
WJP Rule of Law Index
The four universal principles are further developed in the following nine factors of the annual WJP Rule of Law Index. The latest edition of the Index relies on more than 130,000 household and 4,000 expert surveys to measure how the rule of law is experienced and perceived by the general public worldwide. Index findings have been cited by heads of state, chief justices, business leaders, and public officials, including media coverage in more than 190 countries worldwide.
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Basically, there are different kinds of laws (stated there). They are important because they help the countries to be neat and well-managed. (can't think of anything else.
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(RETURN) If we didn't have laws, we would have a bad world because we don't have a leader to protect us from our enemies or like bad things that happen to the world. Around our world we can see poor people and bad people outside and they didn't even follow the laws cause if they did they would have a happy life.So that is why we need laws for our country.
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This time, we have the pandemic and we have another law which is to stay at home. Lost's of people are getting infected because they keep on going out to save their family but now look they didn't follow the law.
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Accountability
The government as well as private actors are accountable under the law.
Just Laws
The laws are clear, publicized, and stable; are applied evenly; and protect fundamental rights, including the security of persons and contract, property, and human rights.
Open Government
The processes by which the laws are enacted, administered, and enforced are accessible, fair, and efficient.
Accessible Justice
Justice is delivered timely by competent, ethical, and independent representatives and neutrals who are accessible, have adequate resources, and reflect the makeup of the communities they serve.
These four universal principles constitute a working definition of the rule of law. They were developed in accordance with internationally accepted standards and norms, and were tested and refined in consultation with a wide variety of experts worldwide.
WJP Rule of Law Index
The four universal principles are further developed in the following nine factors of the annual WJP Rule of Law Index. The latest edition of the Index relies on more than 130,000 household and 4,000 expert surveys to measure how the rule of law is experienced and perceived by the general public worldwide. Index findings have been cited by heads of state, chief justices, business leaders, and public officials, including media coverage in more than 190 countries worldwide.
Constraints on Government Powers
(Factor 1)
Absence of Corruption
(Factor 2)
Open Government
(Factor 3)
Fundamental Rights
(Factor 4)
Order and Security
(Factor 5)
Regulatory Enforcement
(Factor 6)
Civil Justice
(Factor 7)
Criminal Justice
(Factor 8)
Informal Justice
Informal Justice
(Factor 9)
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