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Government under law

Government under law

Schematic showing the rule of law branching into legality, equality before the law, and fairness and clarity, with lower boxes labelled law making, legal system, and substantive law

The rule of law is the constitutional doctrine that everyone, including the government, must act according to law. It rejects arbitrary power, secret power, and punishment based only on official preference.

The rule of law Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Law
  3. /The rule of law

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Law The rule of law. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.

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