Politics: Concept And Supremacy Of The Law

I have written a couple of posts on politics, how low governments are squandering public aid, how to provide aid to the poor and needy around us and many related ones. On this post, we are going to look into the concept of rule of law.

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The state is governed through the law. The stability and well being of the citizens is kept in order with rule of law and indeed, it is an important aspect of politics.

Without law then there is no politics itself.

The rule of law

Rule of law is the supremacy or predominance of the law as distinguished from mere arbitration or from some alternative mode which is not law, of determining disposing of the right of individuals.

Supremacy of the law

The notion here Is that the law is supreme, in other words, the law of any state as administered by the ordinary court is superior. The assumption here Is that the law of a state is always the final authority. No other institution, not even parliament which assists in promulgating the law, could claim superiority over the law of the land as long as the rules of the law are not obsolete, they cannot and should not be manipulated to suit individual or a particular group interest.

The supremacy of the law of a state can also be interpreted in relation to the processes of effecting a change in the law. If the law, as a whole or sections or it, are either to be repealed or amended, the processes of change should be perceived as stipulated in the law itself. But, if the processes for change are not pursued as laid down whatever changes are effected would be unauthorised, unconstitutional and of no effect.

Supremacy of the law also means that the government itself and it's functionaries must recognize and obey the law of the state. The law is supreme in the sense that its personality as well as authority transcend that of any other institution in the state. Thus, the existence of the rule of law makes it possible for sovereign authority or its agencies to possess absolute or arbitrary powers.

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The sovereign is obliged to rule according to laid down principles and must always be conscious of the fact that every citizen has the political obligation to obey the sovereign only in as much as the latter keeps to the law.

In other words, the supremacy of the rule of law therefore restrict the action of individuals citizens by defining the limit of the power granted to those in authority.

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