Over the last 800 years, judges have continued to assert the rule of law against the executive.
He promised, in his inaugural speech, to wage an unceasing fight against the corruption that bedevils his country, and to assert the rule of law.
If Religionists ever produced a high fluttering ethical rule, Humanists may assert the rule as their own because, for Humanists, no God ever gave humanity a moral decree.
Well then, in the absence of a well developed legal system that enjoys legitimacy and authority, we will simply be left with an increasingly anarchical system, in which we in the West will belatedly seek to assert the rule of law and vainly seek refuge in norms that we have ourselves helped to eviscerate.
Moreover, the opponents assert, the rules clearly conflict with Mr. Bush's position, as articulated in a questionnaire sent to the candidates last year by the United States Catholic Conference, that "taxpayer funds should not underwrite research that involves the destruction of live human embryos".
But in a last-ditch attempt to block it, the United States Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative asserting: The Volcker Rule is discriminatory, as foreign sovereign debt is subject to the regulation, while Unted States Treasury debt instruments are exempt.
Over the past 20 years, there have been several studies dismissing the factual and legal grounds asserted for the rule, and more than 60 senators — from Daniel Patrick Moynihan to Jesse Helms to Ted Kennedy — have sought its repeal.
Michael Ratner simply asserted that the rule of law is necessary for civilization.
There are also different aspects of governance: it has been asserted that "the rule of law influences child mortality more than the size of the government's coffers" [ 21] and some governments have been considered to be better than others at converting resources into human development [ 22].
But it has run into trouble in Europe as some politicians say it has not shown enough deference to the European Commission, which has asserted the right to modify rules issued by the board.
