Constitutional Law - The Rule of Law

The Rule of Law

The doctrine of the rule of law dictates that government must be conducted according to law.

Dicey identified three essential elements of the British Constitution which were indicative of the rule of law:

  1. Absence of arbitrary power;
  2. Equality before the law;
  3. The Constitution is a result of the ordinary law of the land.

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