TY - BOOK AU - Agrast, Mark David AU - Botero, Juan Carlos AU - Ponce-Rodríguez, Alejandro AU - Dumas, Claudia TI - The rule of law index 2008: Measuring adherence to the rule of law around the world PY - 2008/// CY - Washington D. C. PB - World Justice Project KW - GESTIÓN PÚBLICA KW - FOLLETO KW - JURISPRUDENCIA COMPARADA KW - JURISPRUDENCIA INTERNACIONAL KW - LEYES KW - NORMATIVIDAD LEGAL KW - GLOBALIZACIÓN KW - ACUERDOS DE PAZ KW - MODIFICACIONES LEGALES KW - IGUALDAD ANTE LA LEY KW - DESARROLLO KW - AUSTRIA N1 - The Rule of Law Index -- Overview of existing indexing methodologies -- Description of the Methodology -- Results and Path Forward N2 - This document contains five parts. The first part describes the objectives of the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index and the definitional principles on which it is based. The second part describes the factors and sub-factors that make up the Index. The third part briefly reviews the methodological challenges that should be considered when constructing an index to measure the rule of law. The fourth part describes the methodology developed by the WJP to test the Index, in light of the substantive and methodological challenges described in parts two and three. Finally, section five discusses results, lessons learned, and next steps UR - http://worldjusticeproject.org/sites/default/files/WJP_Rule_of_Law_Index_2008_Report.pdf ER -