It's also a sad day in the world of arms control and the rule of law.
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Georgia's World Bank rule-of-law score rose from nine out of 100 in 2002 (in the bottom 10%) to 33 at the end of 2006 low, but better.
Now consider the potential size of a first-world economy in much of China--with sufficient openness and rule of law--plus the likely international links as its membership in the World Trade Organization kicks in.
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For much of the rest of the world the rule of the jungle, rather than the rule of law, reigns.
Another potential rub in welcoming world finance is the rule-of-law problem: Capital markets function on trust, and welshing on derivatives contracts, for example, is not conducive to bringing big money to the mainland.
We should offer an example of moral leadership in the world, committed to treat people humanely, abide by the rule of law, and be generous and caring to our neighbors.
We hope that the events that took place in that part of the world will convince all those concerned of the necessity to abide by the rule of law and respect the human rights of all peoples.
Tax havens also play a very valuable moral role by providing high-quality rule of law in an uncertain world, offering a financial refuge for people who live in nations where governments are incompetent and corrupt.
All year he has been struggling to convince the world that Cambodia can be subject to the rule of law and is capable of staging a credible tribunal for the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge.
After decades of literally throwing money at the problem of global poverty, the emphasis has switched to securing property rights, buttressing the rule of law and allowing the world's workers to profit from their labor and retain its rewards.
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But once the fight against diehard Marxism was won, an equally vicious one began between those who would truly open Russia to the world to market forces and the rule of law and those among the new capitalist oligarchy who prefer the rules of the jungle.
It helps to uphold the principles of rule of law and individual liberty around the world.
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We have expanded the rule of law and democratic systems in our world and we have alleviated more physical poverty in our own generation than in the whole of history.
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But his political capital is pretty negligible, there were broader (but even less provable) questions of the defence of the rule of law, and the recent debacle at the World Trade Organisation in Seattle might well have been avoided by a more confident, more legitimate president.
"During the Nuremburg trials, part of what made us different was even after these Nazis had performed atrocities that no one had ever seen before, we gave them a day in court that taught the entire world about who we are, but also about principles of the rule of law, " he said.
It is our responsibility to protect democracy and the rule of law not only in the West, but all across the world.
Our system of using couts and rule of law is terrible but it is the best one in the world, he says, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
And it will allow Europe to contribute in shaping that "better organised world" in line with the values of freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law that we cherish and believe in.
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It gathers data on more than 60 indicators (the extent of crime, the quality of police, judicial independence and so on) to create rule-of-law and governance measures for virtually every country in the world.
It finds totally unacceptable the apparent premise that the New World Order is an international arrangement defined not by principles of justice, freedom and the rule of law, but by what suits -- or is thought to suit -- the Kremlin.
Before Bush-Cheney, even if the rest of the world often chafed at America's acting like the world's policeman, most viewed America's actions as based on morality and a transparent rule of law.
The role of TVET in the transition towards a greener world was discussed along with other important issues such as the necessity of economic growth, good governance, and the rule of law.
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