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The
Rule of Law
: the
concept that both citizens and their rulers (government), know it and obey it.
The rule of law
prevents anarchy
or
arbitrary government
Key aspects of the Rule of Law:
No-one
should
be
punished
unless
they've
broken the law
Everyone is equal
before
the
law
The
law
must
be
certain
No-one should be punished unless they have broken the law:
This
means
the
state can only punish those that have received
a
guilty verdict.
This
avoids any abuse
of power
The law must be certain:
This is so the
law
is
easily enforced
and
people know
in
society
when and if
they are breaking
the
law
Everyone is equal before the law:
This means that everyone in society
is
treated fairly and equally before
the law with no
advantage
or
bias
This
holds up integrity in our English legal system
Entick
v
Carrington
(1765)
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