Rule of Law
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- Created on: 07-03-14 17:19
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- Explain the term rule of law used in the extract.
- bedrocks of liberal democracy
- It can ensure the minority are protected, because parliament has to obey it. Yet the majority still have a say
- it is a means of safeguarding citizens against tyrannical leaders
- key aspects of the doctrine
- the law applies equally to all
- diktats cannot be made at the whim of a ruler
- they must be made through a constitutional process
- judgements must be made by an independent judiciary
- no person can be punished except for a distinct breach of the law
- bedrocks of liberal democracy
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