rule of law

Question 1

doctrine of the rule of law

Answer 1

-no person shall be sanctioned except in accordance with the law
-everyone is equal before the law, no discrimination
-must be fairness and clarity of the law

Question 2

doctrine of ROL and safeguarding against dictatorship

Answer 2

-government and officials are accountable under the law
-no branch of gov can excercise unlimited power
-checks and balances, independent judiciary

Question 3

diceys view of ROL

Answer 3

must be an absence of arbitary power of the state (law must set limits on what state can do)
-everyone must be equal (no person above the law, financial power, difficult as representation expensive)
-law must be supreme most law legislation but some still through precedent

Question 4

raz’s key principles

Answer 4

-clear rules and procedures for making law
-independence of judiciary must be guaranteed
-natural justice must be observed

Question 5

ROL and law making

Answer 5

law making, delegated legislation, judiciary