Rule of Law?

Question

There are a variety of meanings for rule of law, can anyone please explain various concepts of the rule of law and what it means.

Answer 1

Rule of law,simply defined, basically outlines the elements of
a crime, in a criminal case, or the elements of a Tort, in a civil
setting. The so called, Sine Qua Non, or without which, nothing.
In other words, in a legal proceeding, it refers to points that a
party must either prove or disprove in order to win.

Answer 2

Rabbinic courts have authority for Jews. The wire perimeter you refer to is called an eruv, and can look like a way of getting round their own rules, but it's worth thinking a little further about this. The original prohibitions about what can be done on Shabbat refer to a much earlier time when life was lived differently, and it was possible to do certain things within the family compound. The eruv simply recreates a similar boundary for the present day. The example you give about a special house where one could do light housework just doesn't work. It isn't within the framework, however one interprets it.

Answer 3

The rule of law is simply that the laws are equally applied to all. No groups of people above the law, nobody with authority to act outside of it. It's generally thought that a civilized nation will act under this precept.

Answer 4

They can say it better than me.

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