The authors write "Though the ideal of rule of law can be differently understood, broad agreement exists about its basic requirements, central importance, and essential role in a free and just society ...

In the course of an interview mostly devoted to other issues, a Japanese reporter recently asked me whether there is a difference between justice and the rule of law. Some of his (understandable) ...

When the founding fathers signed the US Constitution on September 17, 1787, they laid the foundations for a national government that was strong, but not omnipotent. The federal government was divided ...

For as far back as human history, the most common form of government has been tyrants and their ruling class that freely murdered, raped, tortured, robbed and enslaved the non-ruling class. The ...

The rule of law is the most important part of a civil society. While many criticisms can be made about legal decisions, the fundamental principles of a legal system provides protection for all, ...

Chief Justice John Roberts described the rule of law as “endangered” and warned against “trashing the justices,” but speaking in Washington Monday he didn’t point fingers directly at President Donald ...

Democrats are trying to figure out how to fight back against President Trump, regain their political identity and rebuild their coalition. They are doing this amid the pillaging of the government at ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness,” pointing to a host of unlawful actions across the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert Bird, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) Something dangerous is ...

COMMENTARY President Trump says Latin America needs America "much more than we need them." Not anymore: his Jan. 6 pardons destroyed the rule-of-law example Latin America did need from us. After ...

San Francisco-based litigation firm Keker Van Nest & Peters has been at the forefront of the criticism against the Trump administration's war against the legal industry. From a guest essay in the New ...

Rose, a 40-year-old woman in Manila, long beaten up by her husband, finds her predicament markedly worsen as the covid-19 lockdown leaves him at home most of the time. A widow in rural Kenya is driven ...