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rule of law
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Noun1.rule of law - a state of order in which events conform to the law
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
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rule of law n (frm) the rule of lawil principio di legalità


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These characteristics, he contends, represent a real problem for the rule of law if one follows Friedrich Hayek's dictum that "any policy aiming directly at a substantive ideal of distributive justice must lead to the destruction of the Rule of Law" because objective equality of opportunities is preferable to a subjective equality.
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Aa Judge Michel al-Tarazi, representing Lebanese Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar and host of the seminar, said corruption hinders democracy and the rule of law, which in turn creates an en-vironment where human rights abuses will thrive in a society.
 
 
 
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