“The rule of law" means literally what it says: The rule of the law. Taken in its broadest sense
this means that people should obey the law and be ruled by it. The solution to this riddle is in …

The phrase “the Rule of Law” has to be distinguished from the phrase “a rule of law”. The
latter phrase is used to designate some particular legal rule like the rule against perpetuities …

The rule of law should be understood as part of the culture of democracy which requires a
distribution of power between a periodically elected legislature and executive and an …

My grandmother used to say that too much, even of a good thing, is bad for you. She was no
philosopher, my grandmother; she just used to say this when I asked for another serving of …

The central theme of the article is the distinction between formal and substantive meanings
of the rule of law. Formal conceptions of the rule of law do not however seek to pass …

The author presents a relatively formal theory of the rule of law which includes three basic
components: conceptual, institutional and axiological. He then emphasizes the differences …

The expression “rule of law” has become widely popular in the last few years, both in
scholarly literature and political journals. The idea of rule of law is invoked for a number of …

It appears the time of the rule of law has come. In the past twenty or so years, the concept
has gone from often-derided but more often ignored margins of public concerns to a …

'A gem of a book... Inspiring and timely. Everyone should read it'Independent'The Rule of
Law'is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation …

Let us assume that politicians want to be in office and to maximise their autonomy in
decision-making. On the other side, citizens want to avoid abuses by politicians. Citizens …