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Rule of law corrupted

Now it’s rule by lawyers and it imperils democracy

22 February 2025

9:00 AM

22 February 2025

9:00 AM

Human rights courts have become the place where democracies go to die. No one is above the law in democracies; everyone is subject to the laws that apply without fear or favour to all. But equally, everyone is under the law and law protects everyone. Only when both conditions apply is everyone equal under the law.

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