Comments on: Rule of Law Matters: is it that shocking? http://thekaufmannpost.net/rule-of-law-matters-is-it-that-shocking/ Transparency, corruption and governance matters, evidence-based Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:17:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ronald B. Brinn http://thekaufmannpost.net/rule-of-law-matters-is-it-that-shocking/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Ronald B. Brinn Wed, 07 May 2008 21:22:03 +0000 http://thekaufmannpost.net/rule-of-law-matters-is-it-that-shocking/#comment-79 It is not surprising that an economist can break through on a Rule of Law panel. Especially an economist who is an expert on the economic and social (political) impacts in the absence of ROL. Actually, Laws are in place in all countries; it is usually the manner of Rule that defines how the Law is applied (or not). Maybe we should be talking more about regimes where the "Law of Rule" is the Rule of Thumb. Sorry to seem flip, but we are way beyond trying to understand the dynamics of ROL. It is clear which regimes are on the right side, and which are still resisting universally accepted rules and laws, i.e. Myanmar in the face of heir recent disaster. Ronald B. Brinn Millennium Forum New York It is not surprising that an economist can break through on a Rule of Law panel. Especially an economist who is an expert on the economic and social (political) impacts in the absence of ROL. Actually, Laws are in place in all countries; it is usually the manner of Rule that defines how the Law is applied (or not). Maybe we should be talking more about regimes where the “Law of Rule” is the Rule of Thumb. Sorry to seem flip, but we are way beyond trying to understand the dynamics of ROL. It is clear which regimes are on the right side, and which are still resisting universally accepted rules and laws, i.e. Myanmar in the face of heir recent disaster.

Ronald B. Brinn
Millennium Forum
New York

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