UNDERSTANDING THE RULE OF LAW


UNDERSTANDING THE RULE OF LAWVersión en línea Quiz about the rule of law por Carlos Rodrigues 1 Equality before the law means…. a Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently b Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process c Those who govern should be accountable for their actions d Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public e All individuals should be treated equally 2 Legal certainty means….. a Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently b Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process c Those who govern should be accountable for their actions d Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public e All individuals should be treated equally 3 Transparency refers to….. a Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently b Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process c Those who govern should be accountable for their actions d Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public e All individuals should be treated equally 4 Accountability means that…… a Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently b Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process c Those who govern should be accountable for their actions d Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public e All individuals should be treated equally 5 Fair and impartial adjudication ensures that….. a Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently b Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process c Those who govern should be accountable for their actions d Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public e All individuals should be treated equally 6 The values of the rule of law are… a Justice and freedom b Justice, freedom, equality and political pluralism c Justice, freedom, equality and solidarity d Political pluralism, Justice and cooperation 7 Respect of human rights is a cornerstone of the rule of law a Yes b No

1

Equality before the law means….

a

Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently

b

Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process

c

Those who govern should be accountable for their actions

d

Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public

e

All individuals should be treated equally

2

Legal certainty means…..

a

Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently

b

Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process

c

Those who govern should be accountable for their actions

d

Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public

e

All individuals should be treated equally

3

Transparency refers to…..

a

Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently

b

Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process

c

Those who govern should be accountable for their actions

d

Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public

e

All individuals should be treated equally

4

Accountability means that……

a

Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently

b

Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process

c

Those who govern should be accountable for their actions

d

Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public

e

All individuals should be treated equally

5

Fair and impartial adjudication ensures that…..

a

Laws should be clear, predictable and applied consistently

b

Disputes and conflicts should be resolved through a fair and impartial legal process

c

Those who govern should be accountable for their actions

d

Laws, decisions and actions of the government should be open and accessible to the public

e

All individuals should be treated equally

6

The values of the rule of law are…

a

Justice and freedom

b

Justice, freedom, equality and political pluralism

c

Justice, freedom, equality and solidarity

d

Political pluralism, Justice and cooperation

7

Respect of human rights is a cornerstone of the rule of law

a

Yes

b

No