Factors that can Sustain/Promote Application Rule of Law

(i) The rule and regulation must be laid down to guide the people and the government

(ii) All people in the state shall have easy access to law courts, tribunals, ombudsmen, etc. to lodge complaints if they desire.

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(iii) Fundamental human rights and freedom shall be included in the constitutionA constitution is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run. More.

(iv) People shall be given the opportunity to defend themselves before the law. Nobody shall be punished/convicted without a fair hearing.

(v) All laws shall be made public for all to be aware of the existence of such law. There shall be no secret laws.

(vi) There shall be no secret trials except when national security is in jeopardy.

(vii) There shall be no retrospective laws or backdating of laws. Laws shall take effect from the dates they are made.

(viii) Independence of the judiciaryThe judicial branch of government refers to a country’s court system. Judiciaries are responsible for interpreting and applying a country’s laws in particular cases, and can also be invested with the... More shall uphold justice without fear or favour.

(ix) People in the state shall also be granted the right of appeal.

(x) The press freedom shall be guaranteed to expose violations of the application of rule of law.

(xi) Quick dispensation of justice shall sustain rule of law.

(xii) Legal aid shall also be granted to the people (poor) who may not afford it.

(xiii) Rule of law is most guaranteed under democratic rule.

(xiv) The citizens must be given basic education. The citizens if literate can defend rule of law.