RULE OF LAW

Question 1

Osborne’s Concise Law Dictionary; Definition of Rule of Law…

Answer 1

“Rule of Law is the doctrine of English Law, expounded by Dicey in the law of the Constitution, that all men are equal before the law…further, the fundamental rights of the citizen,.., are rooted in the ordinary law and not upon any special constitutional guarantees.”

Question 2

Peter Oluyede “Constitutional Law in Nigeria”

Answer 2

“Rule of Law means that everything must be done according to Law…all departments and functionaries must be able to justify their actions according to the law.

If unable to justify it, any affected person may always resort to courts of law for appropriate remedy.”

Question 3

Brackton (13th Century), who provided the intellectual foundation for the devt. of the doctrine of Rule of Law adopted:

Answer 3

the theory that the word is governed by law, humans or divine and that the king ought to subject himself to God and to the law because the law makes him king.

Question 4

Obasanjo definition of rule of law:

Answer 4

“Rule of Law is an ambiguous expression that can mean different things to different minds at different times and in different circumstances.”