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Rechtsstaatlichkeit

Substantiv

full

rule of law

noun

Definitions of rule of law

English

a rule in the system of norms that people in society must obey

The case of Nicholson v. Revill is one of the many instances in which this rule of law has been applied.

English

the principle that the authority of the government may only be exercised only in accordance with public laws that are adopted and enforced in accordance with established procedure

The behaviour of the current regime is in open defiance of the authority of the courts and the rule of law.