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rule of law

doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
Event legal_doctrine Q44918
rule of law
w:Frederick Dielman · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

rule of law is a legal doctrine[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of legal doctrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,107 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Topic's main category: Q28468052[3]
  • Different from: rule of law[4], party-state constitutionalism[5]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[6], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7]
  • Relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator: Target 16.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals[8]

Why It Matters

rule of law has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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] ↑ . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). rule of law. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rule-of-law
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rule-of-law_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{rule of law}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rule-of-law}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

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. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eurovoc id → 5622
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Eurovoc id: 5622, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → vEi0p
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → rule-of-law
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: rule-of-law, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289956998|rule of law (#289956998)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  4. 21w 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| */ Library of congress authority id: sh85115805, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779427361939"
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