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ALT Excerpt from explainer: "What is the rule of law? The rule of law is a principle that means that every person and body, whether public or private and including the state, are subject to the law. This means that no one is above the law. The rule of law requires that laws should be: publicly made widely communicated enforced equally consistent with human rights not retrospective (meaning they don’t go back and change the rules for events that have already happened and then hold people/bodies to account for those events now, according to the new rules) and that any disputes about the law should be decided independently The rule of law means that people can have certainty on what the law is, access that law, and seek accountability when the rules may not have been followed. This includes accountability where the executive/government may have overstepped the mark, and courts play an important role in helping people seek justice and ensure that the rule of law is applied."

ALT Photo of doctor sat on sofa with patient looking at chart together

ALT Photo of BIHR staff and community groups in Parliament

ALT Photo of group of older people sat on sofa together and laughing