Human Rights Beyond the Headlines: What is the “Rule of Law?” Is it a Rule… Is it a Law?

Woven Teaching is happy to share our latest edition of latest edition of Human Rights Beyond the Headlines! This month’s topic: What is the “Rule of Law?” Is it a Rule… Is it a Law?! This month’s topic: What is the “Rule of Law?” Is it a Rule… Is it a Law? Created to support educators in helping young people navigate the current events that impact their lives, Human Rights Beyond the Headlines will provide background information about key current events and strategies for discussing them with young people, including how to understand them through the wider lens of justice and human rights.

What is the “Rule of Law?” Is it a Rule… Is it a Law? These days, we’ve been hearing a lot about the “rule of law.” In the headlines, the news, and our social media feeds, questions are being raised about whether the current US presidential administration thinks it is “above the law,” and whether the rule of law still exists. This is not just happening in the US; other countries are also experiencing a decline in the rule of law in other countries, including those with established democracies.What is the “rule of law?” Is it a rule? Is it a law? Is it both, or neither? And what does it have to do with democracy?

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