Malaysia ranked 51 out of 126 countries in global Rule of Law index
The overall index measured rule of law performance across eight factors — constraints on government powers where Malaysia ranked 65, absence of corruption , open government , fundamental rights , order and security , regulatory enforcement , civil justice , and criminal justice . — Reuters pic
The top three spots in the global index were taken by Denmark, followed by Norway and Finland. Meanwhile, the bottom three countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 124th place, Cambodia in 125th, and Venezuela in 126th. The overall index measured rule of law performance across eight factors — constraints on government powers where Malaysia ranked 65, absence of corruption , open government , fundamental rights , order and security , regulatory enforcement , civil justice , and criminal justice .
This factor measures the extent to which those who govern are bound by governmental and non-governmental checks such as an independent judiciary, free press and the ability of legislatures to apply oversight.
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