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The rule of law is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials. It primarily refers to the influence and authority of law within society, particularly as a constraint upon behavior, including behavior of government officials. The phrase can be traced back to 16th century Britain, and in the following century the Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford used the phrase in his argument against the divine right of kings. The rule of law was further popularized in the 19th century by British jurist A. V. Dicey. The concept, if not the phrase, was familiar to ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, who wrote "Law should govern".
Rule of law implies that every citizen is subject to the law, including law makers themselves. In this sense, it stands in contrast to an autocracy, dictatorship, or oligarchy where the rulers are held above the law. Lack of the rule of law can be found in both democracies and dictatorships, for example because of neglect or ignorance of the law, and the rule of law is more apt to decay if a government has insufficient corrective mechanisms for restoring it. Government based upon the rule of law is called nomocracy.
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One of the most influential judges of the 20th century, former Master of the Rolls, Lord Bingham makes the case for the rule of law as the foundation of a fair and just society.
Do you understand why the rule of law is important for maintaining free society? The Bill of Rights Institute has created a short, engaging video for Bill of Rights Day on the constitutional principle of the rule of law. Exciting visuals from current events, an engaging historical narrative, brief scholar interviews, and memorable quotes will make this 8-minute video perfect for use on Bill of Rights Day, and every day! A short viewing guide is also available to guide you through the content.
Experts from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) discuss the meaning of the term "rule of law," and the ways that USIP works to promote the rule of law around the world. To find out more information, visit www.usip.org.
This is the first video in a series for high school legal studies students brought to you by the Rule of Law Institute of Australia. The video introduces the concept of the Rule of Law, a theme that will be present in later videos. For more information and accompanying materials follow the link to our legal studies website. http://www.ruleoflawaustralia.com.au/legalstudies.aspx
This is part of a Fraser Institute project to present the ideas of F.A. Hayek. In this video, we explore one of Hayek's lifelong pursuits: understanding the difference between legislation and law.
Speaker(s): Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Professor Christine Chinkin, Professor Nicola Lacey, Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Dr Maung Zarni Recorded on 19 June 2012 in Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street. Audio podcast available here - http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=1516 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and Member of Parliament of Kawhmu constituency in Burma. She was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1991. Christine Chinkin, FBA, is currently Professor in International Law at the London School of Economics. She has widely published on issues of international human rights law, law, including as co-author of The Boundaries of International Law: A Feminist Analysis. Nicola Lacey holds a Senior Resear...
Why is the rule of law so important? Chapman University School of Law professor Tom W. Bell explains how the rule of law is a critical part of a free and tolerant society. The rule of law means that people are not subject to the arbitrary will of others. It means they can engage in activities that others might disapprove of without fear of persecution. When there is rule of law, people can buy property, plan businesses, and otherwise plan for the future with confidence. As Bell explains, the rule of law provides a necessary framework for civil society. To make his argument, Bell draws from such thinkers as Aristotle, John Locke, Thomas Paine, James Madison and Friederich Hayek. Watch more videos: http://lrnlbty.co/y5tTcY
Rule of Law 5-13-2013 Eddie Craig on Official Oppression: Learn how to fight a traffic ticket here with Eddie Craig.
PowerPoint available at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mr-Raymond-Civics-Eoc-Academy This lesson teaches students about the Rule of Law, as well as sources and types of law that make up the American legal system. Students who have been following these videos were introduced to the Rule of Law in previous videos including the last video on Landmark Supreme Court Cases which included U.S. v. Nixon. The concept that a country under the Rule of Law has “nobody above the law” not even the President of the United States is repeated in this video. Other benefits include the security and stability provided by the Rule of Law and its effects on a society which are covered in this lesson. Sources of Law that this United States has looked to in the creation of our legal system are covere...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B000U0SID6/book This volume brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward M. Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analysis of the legal system in ancient Athens, Harris stresses the importance of substantive issues and their contribution to our understanding of different types of legal procedures. He combines careful philological analysis with close attention to the political and social contexts of individual statutes. Collectively, the essays in this volume demonstrate the relationship between law and politics, the nature of the economy, the position of women, and the role of the legal system in Athenian society. They also show that the Athenians were more sophisticated in thei...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00GA22M76/book The relationship between nationalism and the rule of law has been largely neglected by scholars although separately they have often captured public discourse and have emerged as critical concepts. This book provides the first systematic account of this relationship. It develops an analytical framework for understanding the interactions of nationalism and the rule of law by focusing on the domains of citizenship, transitional justice and international justice. The book engages these insights further in a detailed empirical analysis of three case studies from the former Yugoslavia. The author argues that while the tensions and contradictions between nationalism and the rule of law have become more apparent in the post-co...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B000SIEJHY/book The contemporary U.s. legal culture is marked by ubiquitous battles among various groups attempting to seize control of the law and wield it against others in pursuit of their particular agenda. This battle takes place in administrative, legislative, and judicial arenas at both the state and federal levels. This book identifies the underlying source of these battles in the spread of the instrumental view of law the idea that law is purely a means to an end in a context of sharp disagreement over the social good. It traces the rise of the instrumental view of law in the course of the past two centuries, then demonstrates the pervasiveness of this view of law and its implications within the contemporary legal culture, an...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B009PS2IXU/book The central question of the Arab Springwhat democracies should look like in the deeply religious countries of the Middle Easthas developed into a vigorous debate over these nations secular identities. But what, exactly, is secularism? What has the Wests long familiarity with it inevitably obscured? In Questioning Secularism, Hussein Ali Agrama tackles these questions. Focusing on the fatwa councils and family law courts of Egypt just prior to the revolution, he delves deeply into the meaning of secularism itself and the ambiguities that lie at its heart. Drawing on a precedent-setting case arising from the family law courts the last courts in Egypt to use Sharia lawagrama shows that secularism is a historical phenomeno...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B0162QA2DK/book At the end of June 2013, Professor Anton Mj Cooray retired from his position at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law after almost twenty-five years of loyal and productive service. During that time, he made a very substantial contribution to the success of the School, as well as to the study and practice of law both within and outside of Hong Kong.this Festschrift has attracted contributions from not only his colleagues, but also a number of world-renowned scholars, who wished to convey through their contributions their enormous respect for his scholarship, leadership and gentlemanly bearing. 'the Rule of Law: a Comparative Perspective' has been chosen the theme of this Festschrift because it is one of the mo...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B01BWMDYZM/book Over the nearly four decades it has been in print, Reason in Law has established itself as the place to start for understanding legal reasoning, a critical component of the rule of law. This ninth edition brings the books analyses and examples up to date, adding new cases while retaining old ones whose lessons remain potent. It examines several recent controversial Supreme Court decisions, including rulings on the constitutionality and proper interpretation of the Affordable Care Act and Justice Scalias powerful dissent in Maryland v. King. Also new to this edition are cases on same-sex marriage, the Voting Rights Act, and the legalization of marijuana. A new appendix explains the historical evolution of legal reasonin...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B008EHHNWE/book A collaboration of leading historians of European law and philosophers of law and politics identifying and explaining the practice of interpretation of law in the 18th century. The goal: establishing the actual practice in the Age of Enlightenment, and explaining why this was the case. The ideology of the Age was that law, i.e., the will of the sovereign, can be explicitly and appropriately stated, thus making interpretation redundant. However, the reality was that in the 18th century, there was no one leading source of national law that would be the object of interpretation. Instead, there was a plurality of sources of law: the Roman Law, local customary law, and the royal ordinance. However, in deciding a case in a c...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B018YB90WK/book In the same tradition of prior editions, this Sixth Edition examines and presents each evidence topic in the following format: Common Law: The authors introduce this topic through narrative explanations of the common-law principles. Federal Rules of Evidence: This edition presents the applicable Federal Rule of Evidence with a brief overview of how that rule changed the common law. Judicial opinions exploring contemporary issues then follow. This portion of the materials most closely resembles the classical law school casebook. Relationship to Other Rules: At the end of each topic, the discussion centers on how the rule under study is part of a larger cohesive code and works in conjunction with other rules. Problems: T...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00WMRP66C/book Using a power-knowledge framework, this volume critically investigates how major global indicators of legal governance are produced, disseminated and used, and to what effect. Original case studies include Freedom House's Freedom in the World indicator, the Global Reporting Initiative's structure for measuring and reporting on corporate social responsibility, the World Justice Project's measurement of the rule of law, the World Bank's Doing Business index, the World Bank-supported Worldwide Governance Indicators, the World Bank's Country Performance Institutional Assessment (cpia), and the Transparency International Corruption (perceptions) index. Also examined is the use of performance indicators by the European Union...
9/10/2012 Rule of Law Radio Monday Night Traffic I Eddie Craig Teaches How To Talk to a Police Officer during a Traffic Stop. If you get pulled over by a cop, police officer, law enforcement officer or whatever you choose to call them, you will need to know what to say during the traffic stop in order to fight the traffic ticket in court. Learn your rights before you end up in a court. Join in and listen to The Rule of Law Radio Show at www.ruleoflawradio.com on Mondays & Thursdays from 8PM - 10PM CST and Fridays 8PM - Midnight CST every week.
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Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali is joined by Major General Kahinda Otafiire Ugandan Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, Former Ugandan Presidential Candidate, to discuss Democracy and the Rule of Law in Uganda. Social media reporter Mariama Diallo brings to us the pulse of the discussion from Facebook and Twitter.
The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. On Friday 6 May 2011, Professor Jeremy Waldron delivered the 2011 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "The Rule of Law and Human Dignity". More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for Public Law website at www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/sir_david_williams_lectures/
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This is a summer class from BFSU Beijing Foreign Studies University Law School of 2010. BFSU offers the only online law courses in Chinese and International Law by a Chinese University, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China. For more information visit: http://www.bfsulaw.com