The Rule of Law and the United Nations Summit of the Future - What conceptual shifts in UN landmark documents tell us about unwritten principles in global governance

Abstract

Is the rule of law an unwritten principle for the UN system? Today, rule of law language has been gradually replaced by a new paradigm of ‘inclusivity’. The rule of law debate within the UN was centered on a thick understanding of the rule of law, highlighting substantive values rather than procedural guarantees. Absent a consented definition of the term, the rule of law was never considered to be an unwritten principle for the UN system.

Keywords

• Rule of Law
• UN General Assembly
• United Nations
• Vereinte Nationen | New York NY
• unwritten principles
• Vereinte Nationen | New York NY