rule of law
DOCTRINE THAT ADVOCATES THAT EVERY CITIZEN, INCLUDING THOSE IN GOVERNMENT, IS SUBJECT TO THE LAW
Legal force; Rule of Law, the; Nomocracy; The Rule of Law; The rule of law; Rule by law; Juridical security; Rule of the law; Lowest Gangsterism; Legal security; Supremacy of law; Rule of Law; Rule of men; Nomocratic
(n.) = estado de derecho
Ex: The rule of law calls for both individuals and the government to submit to the law's supremacy.