Скачать или смотреть CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND CIVIL RIGHTS Module 6 Constitutional Amendments and the Protection of Minor

This module presents a comprehensive, in-depth exploration of the Rule of Law and Due Process, which are foundational principles underpinning constitutional governance and the protection of civil rights. The module examines the philosophical roots, legal doctrines, and practical applications of these principles as they ensure fairness, accountability, and legality in the exercise of governmental power.
You will gain a robust understanding of how the Rule of Law constraints arbitrary governance, guarantees equality before the law, and ensures that laws are applied fairly and consistently. Similarly, the module explores Due Process as a constitutional safeguard ensuring fair treatment, procedural fairness, and protection against arbitrary deprivation of rights, liberty, or property.
6.1 Understanding the Rule of Law: Definition and Significance
Conceptual Foundations:
The Rule of Law as a principle asserting that all persons, institutions, and government entities are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced, and independently adjudicated.


Philosophical Origins:
Traces to thinkers such as Aristotle (“Law should govern”), Dicey (Rule of Law as absence of arbitrary power), and Fuller (law as morality in action).


Key Elements:


Supremacy of law


Equality before the law


Transparency and accessibility of laws


Accountability of government officials


Legal certainty and predictability


Rule of Law vs. Rule of Men:
Contrasts governance based on established laws versus discretionary, arbitrary decisions.