Legal System and Civil Rights Political stability is useless if it is based on authoritarian principles and the people have no influence.

 

Legal System and Civil Rights Political stability is useless if it is based on authoritarian principles and the people have no influence.

The laws that are passed not only need to look good, they also need to be implemented and followed by the government.

Therefore, this topic area primarily includes compliance with the "rule of law" and the quality of government regulations.

Other factors include people's democratic participation and, to a lesser extent, anti-corruption measures.

A corruption index based on Transparency.org was also used to assess not only anti-corruption measures but also perceptions among the public.