Denkova, Jadranka (2014) The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2014. [Project]
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The World Justice Project (WJP) is an independent, multidisciplinary
organization working to advance the rule of law
around the world. The rule of law provides the foundation
for communities of opportunity and equity - communities
that offer sustainable economic development, accountable
government, and respect for fundamental rights.
Where the rule of law is weak, medicines fail to reach health
facilities, criminal violence goes unchecked, laws are applied
unequally across societies, and foreign investments are
held back. Effective rule of law helps
reduce corruption, improve public
health, enhance education, alleviate
poverty, and protect people from
injustices and dangers large and small.
Strengthening the rule of law is a major goal of governments,
donors, businesses, and civil society organizations around
the world. To be effective, however, rule of law development
requires clarity about the fundamental features of the rule
of law, as well as an adequate basis for its evaluation and
measurement. In response to this need, the World Justice
Project has developed the WJP Rule of Law Index®, a
quantitative measurement tool that offers a comprehensive
picture of the rule of law in practice. The Index presents a
portrait of the rule of law in each country through a set of
47 indicators organized around nine themes: constraints
on government powers; absence of corruption; open
government; fundamental rights; order and security; regulatory
enforcement; civil justice; criminal justice; and informal justice.
The WJP Rule of Law Index
2014 is the fourth report
in an annual series. It builds
on years of development,
intensive consultation, and
vetting with academics, practitioners, and community leaders
from over 100 countries and 17 professional disciplines.
The Index is the world’s most comprehensive data set of its
kind and the only to rely solely on primary data, measuring a
nation’s adherence to the rule of law from the perspective of
how ordinary people experience it. This year’s country scores
and rankings include the latest data collected and processed
by the WJP, based on more than 100,000 household and
expert surveys in 99 countries and jurisdictions.
| Item Type: | Project |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Contribution expert |
| Subjects: | Humanities > Other humanities |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law |
| Depositing User: | Jadranka Denkova |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2015 12:41 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2015 12:41 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/12084 |
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