Rule of law
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The Rule of Law is the law that says that Government can only legally use its power in the way the government and the people agree. It limits the powers a Government has, as agreed in the Constitution. The Rule of Law is meant to be a prevent dictatorship and to protect the rights of the people.
[edit] External links
- What is the Rule of Law? University of Iowa Center for International Finance and Development
- Centre for Public Law has an audio and written analysis of the Rule of Law by Lord Bingham of Cornhill (the senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary of the United Kingdom supreme court)
