Rule of Law
Rule of law refers to the extinct to which a country has developed a durable system of laws, institutions, norms, and community commitment that delivers four universal principles: accountability, just law, open government, and accessible and impartial justice. There are a number of internationally recognized measures of rule of law that seek to provide internationally comparable assessments of rule of law on a national level. Existing measures of rule of law include:
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Data range: 2000, 2002-2020
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MENA coverage: All MENA countries included
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Comments: Like all indicators constructed for the WGI, Rule of Law is an aggregation of data drawn from a number of sources. These include
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World Justic Project Rule of Law Index: The Rule of Law Index is a quantitative assessment tool designed by the World Justice Project to offer a detailed and comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice. The index is based on findings from the WJP's General Population Poll, which is fielded by local polling companies and includes the responses from 1000 randomly selected respondents in each country, and the Qualified Respondents Questionnaires, a series of close-ended questions completed by in-country experts, including practitioners and academics specializing in law and public health. The eight categories of indicators within the WJP Rule of Law index include: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice.
Data range: 2006-2021 (2015-2021 provide comparable data not provided by earlier country reports)
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MENA coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon
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