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How to secure the rule of law

How to secure the rule of law

Chief justice optimistic but Labour lawyers demand reforms

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Sep 07, 2023
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Is the rule of law under threat? Two comments published yesterday drew attention to this nebulous but fundamental concept.

The first was optimistic. In his farewell annual report as lord chief justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon made this observation:

The judiciary and the courts underpin the rule of law. They underpin economic growth, pr…

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