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JAMB Government 1980 Question 28

Question 28

Rule of Law

The determination of issues before the courts in accordance with the body of rules backed by the organized force of the community, refers essentially to

  1. A.judicial revision
  2. B.human rights
  3. C.the rule of law
  4. D.habeas corpus
  5. E.certiorari
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Answer: C (the rule of law)

Explanation

Settling disputes in court by fixed rules of law that the state enforces, not by the whim of rulers, is the rule of law. Certiorari and habeas corpus are particular court orders, not this general principle.