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WJP Rule of Law Index

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Factors

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;7. Civil Justice

2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;5. Order and Security

2. Absence of Corruption;5. Order and Security;8. Criminal Justice

2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;8. Criminal Justice

3. Open Government;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

3. Open Government;7. Civil Justice

3. Open Government;5. Order and Security

3. Open Government;8. Criminal Justice

3. Open Government;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice

3. Open Government;5. Order and Security;8. Criminal Justice

3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights

2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;7. Civil Justice

2. Absence of Corruption;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;6. Regulatory Enforcement;8. Criminal Justice

2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government

3. Open Government

2. Absence of Corruption;6. Regulatory Enforcement

2. Absence of Corruption;5. Order and Security

2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;6. Regulatory Enforcement

2. Absence of Corruption;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement

2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security

2. Absence of Corruption;7. Civil Justice

2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights

3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;8. Criminal Justice

3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security

3. Open Government;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice

6. Regulatory Enforcement

5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice

5. Order and Security;8. Criminal Justice

5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;8. Criminal Justice

5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

7. Civil Justice

6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

6. Regulatory Enforcement;8. Criminal Justice

6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

6. Regulatory Enforcement

5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement

4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

3. Open Government;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice

4. Fundamental Rights;8. Criminal Justice

4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement

4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

5. Order and Security

5. Order and Security

4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security;8. Criminal Justice

4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

Constraints on Government Powers
(Factor 1)

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;5. Order and Security

1. Constraints on Government Powers;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;5. Order and Security

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;5. Order and Security

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government

2. Absence of Corruption

4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;5. Order and Security

1. Constraints on Government Powers;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;5. Order and Security;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;3. Open Government;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security;6. Regulatory Enforcement

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;7. Civil Justice;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;4. Fundamental Rights;8. Criminal Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;6. Regulatory Enforcement;7. Civil Justice

1. Constraints on Government Powers;3. Open Government;4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security

1. Constraints on Government Powers;2. Absence of Corruption;4. Fundamental Rights;5. Order and Security

Absence of Corruption
(Factor 2)

Open Government
(Factor 3)

Fundamental Rights
(Factor 4)

Order and Security
(Factor 5)

Regulatory Enforcement
(Factor 6)

Civil Justice
(Factor 7)

Criminal Justice
(Factor 8)

Informal Justice

Informal Justice
(Factor 9)

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