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The Rule of Law and “conflicts of interests”
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by Pierre De Vos
One of the most important but often neglected aspects of the Rule of Law is the requirement that individuals must be able to enforce their rights and legal entitlements in a court of law. At the heart of the Rule of Law is the notion that we are a rule-based society and that everyone - no matter how powerful or weak - must have the equal chance to enforce their rights and legal entitlements as set out by law.
