Progress for rule of law

"Rule of law" ranks high up on the scale of most frequently cited phrases in official settings.

Introduced relatively late into the country's official lexicon, compared with some countries, rule of law has become popular in recent years, the logical result of a broadening consensus on the need for a sophisticated legal framework to regulate society's increasingly complex interactions.

One of the core policy statements of the national leadership is to build the country into one under the rule of law. Our national and local legislatures have come a long way in laying the groundwork.