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The Rule of Law is a basic, essential, and fundamental concept that has been wrestled with by philosophers. The word in Bold refers to:

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Thousands of books and articles have been written by people in various fields of study or enterprise, all trying to capture in words the essence of the Rule of Law. The word in BOLD and italics refers to:

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society being ruled by the desires or interests of a particular person or group, which desires and interests may fluctuate daily, society should be ruled by law. What id the referent of the word in BOLD and Italics?

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Laws must be applied in predictable and established fashions, rather than depending solely on the whims of the law-makers or law-enforcers. What is the reference of the word in BOLD and ITALICS?

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The Rule of Law, however, does not necessarily require that all people be treated identically. What is the reference of the words in BOLD and Italics ?

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A police officer can properly decide to issue a warning rather than a ticket to one speeder. What is the reference of the bold and italic words?

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The Rule of Law obviously plays a fundamental role in Canada’s social structure. What is the reference of the bold and italics words?

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The courts have not had to stretch the interpretation of our constitution to arrive at this conclusion because our constitution explicitly describes our constitutional order as being “similar in principle to that of the United Kingdom” (Constitution Act, 1867), where the rule of law is well established. What is the reference of the phrase in bold and italics ?

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the Supreme Court of Canada has also suggested that the very existence of our constitution implicitly demonstrates our respect for the Rule of Law because a constitution is by nature intended to be a supreme, objective law which describes the expected social order. What is the reference of the bold and italics phrase?

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like all other legal principles, the Rule of Law is sometimes violated–either intentionally or unintentionally, directly or indirectly, and in a myriad of different ways. The words in bold and italics refers to:

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