--- title: "What is the 'Rule of Law'?" description: "What is the 'Rule of Law'?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-06 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94253/what-is-the-rule-of-law category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "laws and legal issues"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is the 'Rule of Law'? What is the 'Rule of Law'? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka **‘[Rule of law](https://www.britannica.com/topic/rule-of-law)**’ in simple words **it is the control or governing power of the written statutes(law) which emerged from the mores, practices, habits, and religious acts of people of that region.** \ ![What is the](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/7d3a5e08-d912-46e2-81ee-cdc2dcd0876e/images/e6bce75b-d976-472c-8180-a4dd42e3fb99.jpeg)\ \ \ **Overview** This ‘**word Rule of Law**’ has **been taken from [England,](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94189/who-was-the-first-chief-justice-of-england)** In our surroundings, we can see the **concept** of the ‘R**ule of law**’, suppose you are doing an act regularly in your surroundings like you have **started to give a penny to the beggar** and after some time including you, many **others also started to donate a penny to the same beggar**. And at one time, a senior member of such donating category **declared that the money donated to the baggers** is a must, and everyone capable will donate. **To follow the declaration**, all **people started giving**. So here **it becomes a rule of law.** \ **Definition of Rule of Law** To simply understand the definition of Rule of Law we can say that **no man is above the law** and also that every person is subject to the jurisdiction of ordinary Courts of law in the respect of their position and law. \ According to **Black’s Law Dictionary** “Rule of law” **means legal principles of day-to-day applications,** approved by the **governing bodies and authorities** and **expressed in the form of a logical proposition.** \ According to **Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary** “Rule of Law” **means the situation in which all the people and state are governed by the law.** \ **Rule of Law in India** In the making of the **[constitution of India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92617/how-you-define-constitution-of-india)**, the framers of India had two options either choose the **US or England** to adopt the Rule of Law. The constitution-makers **adopted it from England** and placed it in our constitution. **In India**, we have the **Rule of Law as the supreme power** in the country and **no one will be released without paying damages in case of violating them**. In the Indian constitution, the provision is given to the person whose **rights** have been infringed. And according to **articles 32 and 226 of the constitution,** one can go and can directly approach the respective **Supreme Court** and **[High Court of India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72267/when-was-the-allahabad-high-court-established).** \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94253/what-is-the-rule-of-law Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.