Brief Synopis
In this edition of the Journal, we focus on the issue of rule of law. The authors in this Journal examine rule of law from various perspectives and offer their insights of this issue in today’s world. Rule of law limits the power of government by setting the rules and procedures to prohibit autocratic power and ensure justice. It also establishes the baseline for
peaceful and positive competition within the international community. It is essential to both legitimate and effective governance as well as stability within the international environment.
In the first article, Dr. Rich Yarger argues that rule of law is the strategic lynchpin of stability in the 21st century. He offers
definitions and a perspective for thinking about rule of law at the state and international levels. He points out the distinctions between rule of law, rule by law, and justice – arguing that while they can in many ways be the same, the differences are important. He finds no inherent contradictions between religious ideas of justice and rule of law justice and suggests that rule of law is the one thing the world’s people can in fact agree on. As a result, stability can be founded on states and an international order that adheres to rule of law.
