The Rule of Law

John Tasioulas

doi:10.1017/9781316104439.007

The Rule of Law

John Tasioulas

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Abstract

An ideal called ‘the rule of law’ has won praise since ancient times from a diverse band of enthusiasts ranging from Aristotle and John Locke to the former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. This apparent consensus, one that impressively bridges temporal, cultural and ideological divides, partly reflects the obvious fact that the phrase ‘the rule of law’ means different things to different people.1 One can, without linguistic impropriety, use this expression to refer to a number of significant though distinct ideas, or indeed to no clear idea whatsoever. To make progress, we must disentangle some of these ideas before trying to identify and elaborate the most compelling or fruitful version(s) of the rule of law.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Law
Editors	John Tasioulas
Publisher	Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Chapter	6
Pages	117-134
ISBN (Print)	978-1-107-08796-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316104439.007
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2020

Keywords

rule of law
equity
democracy
human rights

UN SDGs

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