An excellent article by Walter Woon that provides much insight into our legal system and how politics can have a drastic impact on it. Below are some of my favorite excerpts from the article: "The rule of law is not the natural state of human society. For most of history, in most societies, the system has been rule by the powerful. The rule of law cannot be imposed by force or governmental decree. Citizens must accept it and actively cooperate in upholding it. Prosecutions are a tangible manifestation of the rule of law. "The public is not stupid. People have a sense of justice. That sense is outraged if double standards are practised - a lenient one for the rich and politically influential, a stricter one for ordinary persons and the strictest one for oppositionists. The public prosecutor has to maintain a scrupulous neutrality so as to avoid being accused of partiality." This is so true. And we should do well to heed the lessons of history and of other regimes. "So the question is: What can be done to strengthen the system? We accept it as a given that judges should be politically neutral and not take instructions from politicians. "A quick look at the state of the world will show that pressure on prosecutors is common, even in countries that consider themselves to be shining examples of the rule of law. Here's hoping we do fix the roof now.
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