Have you ever considered your human rights? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines our various rights under the law, the most basic being:
鈥淲e are all equal before the law.鈥
But, is this really the case?
Across the globe this very basic human right, and many others are being challenged. 成人影音 identified that 57% of the world鈥檚 population lives outside the umbrella protection of the rule of law. This equals roughly five billion people who are struggling for basic human rights on a daily basis.
As advancers of the rule of law, 成人影音鈥 mission is to reduce this number down to zero.
This mission was recently recognised by the United Nations, seeing Mike Walsh, CEO of 成人影音 Legal & Professional, receive a Global Leadership Award from the United Nations Foundation in recognition of the company鈥檚 contributions to advancing the rule of law globally.
Core principles and global importance of the rule of law
The rule of law is the foundation for the development of peaceful, prosperous societies and global equality.
In 1885 Professor A V Dicey broken the concept down into three sections:
成人影音 has followed suit with its own definition outlined in four key points:
Why advancing the rule of law is essential for society
The rule of law is at the heart of everything 成人影音 does, but why is this so important?
The rule of law underpins the foundation for all other laws, and without it nothing else functions. The stronger the components of the rule of law are, the more beneficial it is for society. For example, if rule of law strengthens by 10% around the world, then:
成人影音 believes this is a future worth its focus and so should you.
Practical steps for advancing the rule of law in society
Advancing the rule of law is not difficult, but it does take action.
成人影音 has and is working on various projects to help advance the rule of law. From collaborating with the International Bar Association to create the 鈥攖he first app that documents and safeguards images in a secure and verifiable way so that they can be used as evidence in a court of law鈥攖o, digitising laws in its database providing transparency into the law in more than 130 countries. This has been particularly helpful in Sierra Leone, where legal aid workers only had access to one set of law books. 成人影音 digitised these books and provides 24/7 access to them, enabling the legal aid workers to triple their case load.
For more on 成人影音 projects to advance the rule of law, read: .
You may not have the same products and services as 成人影音, but every business can help contribute to growing the rule of law through their own practices and by utilising the simple strategy 成人影音 follows:
1. How can we use the assets that we have as a business?
2. How can we work with and support carefully selected partners?
By using this approach, any business can support the rule of law and make a real difference, without necessarily making new funds available but by leveraging existing assets in new ways.
More examples of what companies are doing to advance the rule of law can be found in the .
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Hannah is one of the Future of Law blog鈥檚 digital and technical editors. She graduated from Northumbria University with a degree in History and Politics and previously freelanced for News UK, before working as a senior news editor for 成人影音.
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