The Intension of Students on Strengthening Rule of Law through Education: A Study on Tertiary Level

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue XI, November 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Intension of Students on Strengthening Rule of Law through Education: A Study on Tertiary Level

Md Arman Hossain

University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Abstract:-The concept of rule of law is that the state is governed by the law, not by any particular government. This paper displays the present condition of the rule of law in curriculum and students’ intention in getting a course or a training program on the rule of law in their curriculum. In this study, 23 in-depth interviews with different university going students of different disciplines—science, social science, medical and engineering, 2 key-informant interviews, and 3 focus group discussions (FGDs), along with intensive studies from various secondary sources, were conducted.

Keywords: Supremacy of law, Fundamental rights, Absence of knowledge, Shared responsibility, Inclusive decision

I. INTRODUCTION

Rule of law remains a constant theme in development policy and practice, and in recent policy discourse and international commitments it has gained new levels of prominence. Of course, rule of law and justice are concepts that have been bandied around for many decades, gaining ground at different times, for different reasons, and following (more or less) shifting normative orientations and goals across a range of development policy agendas(Kirby, 1980).
Rule of law embodies the doctrine of supremacy of law. It is basic and fundamental necessity for a disciplined and organized society. If a government acts according to the principle of rule of law then individual liberty and right can be protected in better way. The principle implicit in the rule of law that executive must act under the law, and not by its own decree or fiat, is still a cardinal principle of the common law system (“Всеобщая Декларация прав человека: роль и значение в условиях миропорядка на основе господства права Rule of law.,” 2008). At its core, the rule of law is a means of ordering society – including the state‐citizen relationship. It includes systems of rules and regulations, the norms that infuse them, and the means of adjudicating and enforcing them. While older policy conceptions of the rule of law in development emphasized security and property rights, a broader understanding opens up space for new thinking about the rule of law in the context of the post‐2015 agenda (Summary, 2015). Concepts such as “justice”, “the rule of law” and “transitional justice” are essential to understanding the international community’s efforts to enhance human rights, protect persons from fear and want, address property disputes, encourage economic development, promote accountable governance and peacefully resolve conflict(Nations, 2004).

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