Is the Rule of Law a Rhetorical Ideal? | Economic and Political Weekly

This is an appeal to the subscribers, contributors, advertisers and well-wishers of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), published by Sameeksha Trust, a public charitable trust registered with the office of the Charity Commissioner, Mumbai, India. A number of titles of EPW/Sameeksha Trust Books are now available in Amazon Kindle. Also available at iTunes. Please explore for details. A+| A| A- . It is needless to mention that the rule of law ideally means that no one, including the government and even the interpreters and defenders of the law, are above the purview of the law. The rule of law, within the framework of constitutional morality, constitutes one of the most important standards to evaluate the actions of the government. Ideally, every citizen is expected to know the importance of the rule of law on the grounds that it offers protection to everyone against the arbitrary actions taken by the government and its executive agencies. The determinate thrust of the rule of law rul

This is an appeal to the subscribers, contributors, advertisers and well-wishers of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), published by Sameeksha Trust, a public charitable trust registered with the office of the Charity Commissioner, Mumbai, India. A number of titles of EPW/Sameeksha Trust Books are now available in Amazon Kindle. Also available at iTunes. Please explore for details. A+| A| A- . It is needless to mention that the rule of law ideally means that no one, including the government and even the interpreters and defenders of the law, are above the purview of the law. The rule of law,