Rule of Law

The rule of law is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "[t]he authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes." The term rule of law is closely related to constitutionalism as well as Rechtsstaat and refers to a political situation, not to any specific legal rule.Use of the phrase can be traced to 16th-century Britain. In the following century, the Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford employed …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English

The 2024 SDG Gender Index by Equal Measures 2030, a coalition of civil society and non-profit organisations, delivers a critical and sobering message on the state of gender equality with …

criminal justice system – sub-index of the Rule of Law Index Best score = 1 World Justice Project (WJP) 


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023 English

Published by Tata Trusts, the India Justice Report (IJR) is a comprehensive quantitative index assessing the capacity of Indian’s formal justice system. This third edition, released in April 2023, ranks …

policy, and operations research. Under the Rule of Law Project initiated in 2014 they undertake research Criminal Justice India rank Total countries Rule of Law Index, 2022 128 140 128 140 128 139 128 139


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 20 March 2023 English

The World Happiness Report 2023 has been published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a global initiative of the United Nations. It was released on March 20, 2023, United Nations …

deliver services) - its legal capacity (rule of law) Also crucial are - the avoidance of civil greenhouse gases. World Happiness Report 2023 23 Rule of Law The legal system has, of course, many functions


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2022 English

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, the Berlin-based institute engaged in political education, published the Atlas of Migration in November 2022. This report, the second in the series, aims to change global perceptions …

routes for refugees, for procedures based on the rule of law, and for good living conditions for all. Clara


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2022 English

Published in 2022, this report analyses the progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 goals intended to decrease inequality across the world. The report specifically focusses on …

achieved To protect human rights, uphold the rule of law and provide redress to victims of abuse and injustice


IAP: Iqbal Academy Pakistan · 1 January 2022 English

Several Authors (Compilation),Iqbal Review: January -June, 2022, ed. by Baseera Ambreen (Lahore: Iqbal Academy Pakistan, 2022), p. 115.

under its duress, they tried to preserve as much rule of law as was beyond the sensitive zone of the hegemony


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2021 English

This report was published by the South Asia Collective, a human rights group aiming to document the discrimination faced by various minority groups – “religious, linguistic, ethnic, caste and gender, …

hate, have hardened impunity and weakened the rule of law, throughout the region. State led responses have emboldened impunity and weakened the rule of law, with grave consequences for democratic norms have emboldened impunity and weakened the rule of law, with grave consequences for democratic norms


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 October 2021 English

report presents its analysis under five themes: Voice and Accountability; Government Effectiveness; Rule of Law; Regulatory Quality; and Control of Corruption. The report’s findings are based on 43 indicators

and Accountability, Government Effectiveness, Rule of Law, Regulatory Quality and Control of Corruption reflecting in its performance in the theme of Rule of Law where it has again come last Among Union Territories


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 20 August 2021 English

This report, released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on August 20, 2021, assesses children’s exposure and vulnerability to climate change and environmental hazards. It also introduces a framework …

economic development, social stability and the rule of law. Such impacts pose grave risks to children’s


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 August 2021 English

This report was released on August 16, 2021, by Common Cause, which works on governance reforms, and Lokniti, a research programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies …

and policy-oriented insights to improve the rule of law and justice delivery mech- anism. The SPIR reports interventions for pro- bity in public life, rule of law and better governance. Working for an accountable


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