Rule of Law
A theory that describes the extent to which certain features are present within a legal system.
What is the Rule of Law?
Laws are clear, publicised and stable, applied evenly and protects fundamental rights.
Promotes and protects human rights legislation and provides structure to the exercise of power.
The ability to access competent and ethical legal representatives who have adequate resources and reflect the communities they serve.
What is Accessible Justice?
An international not-for profit organisation founded in 2000.
Accountability, Just Laws, Open Government, Accessible Justice
What are the 4 Principles of the Rule of Law (set by the World Justice Project)?
Governments, citizens and private actors are all responsible for their behaviour under the law.
What is accountability?
The declaration that provides "it is essential … that human rights should be protected by the rule of law”
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
5 million people worldwide cannot obtain this for simple everyday problems
Justice
Advance global rule of law, build capacity and integrity in the world’s justice sectors and support transitions and development.
What is Lawyers Without Border's Mission?
The developer of the modern concept of the Rule of Law.
Who is AV Dicey?
The process in which laws are enacted, administered and enforced are fair, accessible and efficient.
What is Separation of Powers?
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal assisting in promoting the rule of law.
What is Goal 16 - peace justice and strong institutions?
Engaging in community outreach projects, hosting events, enhancing career opportunities and raising awareness of international human rights and rule of law issues
What is the role of the LWOB Student Division?
The world's leading source for original, independent data on the rule of law.
What is the WJP Rule of Law Index?
The three countries with the highest WJP Rule of Law Index.
Denmark, Norway and Sweden
It prevents government from abusing its power
What is the affect of the rule of law on the actions of government?
A 3-5 day training session provided by LWOB that runs through every aspect of a trial to build capacity amongst legal professionals.
What is Support Through Trial Advocacy Training (STTAT)?
The first man to introduce the rule of law. He said: “The king himself ought to be subject to God and the law, because law makes him king.”
Who is Edward Coke?
Hungary and Poland faced infringement proceedings for this in 2018.
Which two counties have faced infringement actions for posing a threat to the rule of law in the EU?
The three countries with the lowest WJP Rule of Law Index
Venezuela, Cambodia, and DR Congo
North Korea, Myanmar, China and Japan's legal system threaten the rule of law because of this feature.
Which countries legal system uses the presumption of guilt?
Enhancing prosecutorial and juridical capacity in countering wildlife trafficking in Kenya and Tanzania through the professional development of prosecutors, magistrates and judges.
What is LWOB's Wildlife Crime Mock Trial Competition (WICRI)?