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- The rule of law is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as:
- "The authority and influence of law in society,
- especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior;
- (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes."
- The phrase "the rule of law" refers to a political situation, not to any specific legal rule.
- Use of the phrase can be traced back to 16th-century Britain,
- and in the following century the Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford employed it in arguing against the divine right of kings.
- John Locke wrote that freedom in society means being subject only to laws made by a legislature that apply to everyone,
- with a person being otherwise free from both governmental and private restrictions upon liberty.
- "The rule of law" was further popularized in the 19th century by British jurist A. V. Dicey.
- However, the principle, if not the phrase itself, was recognized by ancient thinkers; for example, Aristotle wrote
- : "It is more proper that law should govern than any one of the citizens".
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