NZ 6th for rule of law
The Herald reports:
New Zealand has been ranked sixth overall in a global index measuring the rule of law.
The World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index surveyed 99 countries on eight categories including government accountability, crime, corruption, fundamental rights, access to justice and order and security.
New Zealand came sixth after Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands.
That’s not bad.
New Zealand also came second in the index’s open government category – beaten only by Norway – and third in the absence of corruption category.
Even better.
The country reports are here. NZ’s sub-rankings are:
- Open Government 2nd
- Absence of Corruption 3rd
- Constraints on Government Powers 4th
- Regulatory Environment 5th
- Fundamental Rights 7th
- Civil Justice 9th
- Order and Security 11th
- Criminal Justice 12th