Rule of Law v. Legal State: Where Have We Come from, Where Are We Going To?

Law and public administration schools in Russia vastly exceed in their popularity sciences and engineering. We relate such lopsided demand for higher education to the quality of institutions setting “rules of the game” in economy and society. Cross-country and Russian interregional data indicate the quality of institutions (rule of law, protection of property rights etc.) is negatively associated with the demand for education in law, and positively — in sciences and engineering. More gifted younger people are particularly sensitive to the quality of institutions in choosing their fields of study, and such selection is an important transmission channel between institutions and economic growth.

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Ethics in the Judiciary System of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics ◽

10.3329/bioethics.v1i2.9628 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 34-36

Author(s):

Mehedi Imam

Keyword(s):

Rule Of Law ◽

Judicial Independence ◽

Moral Values ◽

The Other ◽

Considerable Time ◽

Ethical Knowledge ◽

Judicial Practice ◽

Independent Judiciary ◽

Role Players ◽

High Level

In Bangladesh, demand for judicial independence in practice has been a much debated issue and the demand is fulfilled but expectation of people is not only limited to have an independent judiciary but to have an impartial system and cadre of people, which will administer justice rationally being free from fear or force. The independence of judiciary and the impartial judicial practice are related concepts, one cannot sustain without the other and here existence as well as the need of practicing impartiality is well recognized. But the art of practicing impartiality does not develop overnight as it’s related to development of one’s attitude. It takes a considerable time resulting from understanding, appreciating and acknowledging the moral values, ethics and professional responsibility. The judiciary includes Judges, Advocates mostly who are expected to demonstrate a high level of moral values and impartiality towards people seeking justice and ‘rule of law’. This is true that bench officers and clerks are also part of the process to ensure rule of law with same level of participation by the law enforcing agencies such as police. However the paper includes only those who either join judiciary as Judge/Magistrate or Advocate to explore level and extent of ethical knowledge they receive being key role players of the system. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bioethics.v1i2.9628 Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics 2010; 1(2): 34-36

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Thinking Path of Rural Governance in China - Autonomy, Rule of Law and Rule of Virtue -

Korean Chinese Relations Review ◽

10.33575/kcrr.2018.4.2.139 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 139-152

Author(s):

JingHan Zhang ◽

Keyword(s):

Rule Of Law ◽

Rural Governance

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A Review of the Electoral Process under Ghana's Fourth Republic

African Journal of International and Comparative Law ◽

10.3366/ajicl.2020.0318 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 355-377

Author(s):

Lydia A. Nkansah ◽

Delali A. Gawu

Keyword(s):

Rule Of Law ◽

Electoral Process ◽

The Rule Of Law ◽

Members Of Parliament ◽

Electoral Cycle ◽

Fourth Republic ◽

General Elections ◽

Election Results

There have been seven general elections, under Ghana's Fourth Republic, to elect presidents and members of parliament. There are laws regulating the electoral process and election results have generally been accepted and, in a few cases, challenged through the laid-down process. Elections in Ghana are nonetheless reportedly flawed with irregularities tainting the outcome and creating tensions and sometimes pockets of violence. This article examines the electoral process under Ghana's Fourth Republic, namely the adoption of regulations for each electoral cycle, voters’ registration and the voters’ register, nomination of aspirants, voting, counting of votes and declaration of the results. To ensure the integrity of the electoral process, the laws regulating elections should comply with the dictates of the procedural requirements of the rule of law and the Electoral Commission's actions must be consistent with these laws.

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