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Rule of Law Writing Competition (annual)
"The Rule of Law is a process consisting of five essential elements:
1. Fair Access. The justice system is reasonably open and available to all, and does not impose oppressive burdens on the participants;
2. Fair courts. The courts exhibit tolerance and integrity. They are competent, and efficient. Judges are impartial and independent, randomly assigned, and not subject to political influence or manipulation;
3. Fair Laws. The laws are public, clear and reasonable when applied to human experience;
4. Fair Administration. The administrative branch, prosecutors, and police, are reasonably fair, competent, and efficient; and
5. All are subject to the law. Government officials including the President, Supreme Court and the Congress, consent to being subject to the law. The Rule of Law process depends on the constant application of tolerance and integrity through a political system founded on these five necessary elements. Each country implementing the Rule of Law will produce its own legislation, administrative methods and judicial decisions. Each system while based upon the same five elements will be formed to the particular time, culture and circumstance where it is implemented. By fostering and promoting the process which is the Rule of Law, no matter what the place or time, all societies can benefit from its implementation."