The Declaration of Delhi

So, what is the Declaration of Delhi. Basically it is a meeting held in Delhi comprising of 185 people from the legal profession. They were there to discuss on the principles and procedures underlying the Rule of Law as well as defining and clarifying the concept itself.

Take note that I'm reading this from Wikipedia (not a good authority I know, but it has served me well over the years, so, yeah, judge me I don't care, haha). 

So what did they do in Delhi besides riding on elephants and visiting the site where Chirangi shot his son?(remember, Chirangi v Nagpur? Hehe *just keep on reading if you don't find it funny*)

Anyways, the Delhi Declaration came to three elements important in the concept of ROL, that being :

Firstly, that the individual is possessed of certain rights and freedoms and that he is entitled to protection of these rights and freedoms by the State;
Secondly, that there is an absolute need for an independent judiciary and bar as well as for effective machinery for the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms; and
Thirdly, that the establishment of social, economic and cultural conditions would permit men to live in dignity and to fulfill their legitimate aspirations.

To achieve and fulfill those three elements, they came up with four themes :


1. The Legislative and the Rule of Law
2. The Executive and the Rule of Law
3. Criminal Process and the Rule of Law
4. The Judiciary and Legal Profession under the Rule of Law.

You can read further on that here .