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rule of law

doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
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rule of law
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rule of law

Summary

rule of law is a legal doctrine[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of legal_doctrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,653 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • rule of law's instance of is recorded as legal doctrine[3].
  • rule of law's topic's main category is recorded as Q28468052[4].
  • rule of law's different from is recorded as rule of law[5].
  • rule of law's different from is recorded as party-state constitutionalism[6].
  • rule of law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[7].
  • rule of law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8].
  • rule of law's relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator is recorded as Target 16.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals[9].

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Context

rule of law's instance of is recorded as legal doctrine[3].

Why It Matters

rule of law ranks in the top 4% of legal_doctrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,653 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . globalgoals.org. Retrieved . globalgoals.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · PerspicaciousLeo · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → legal doctrine
    Local thumb → —
    Library of congress authority id → sh85115805
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Human rights, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P244]]: sh85115805, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779427361939"
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