CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India was ranked 79th out of 139 countries and jurisdictions in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -India: India has been ranked 77 out of 140 countries with a score of50 on the ‘rule of law index’. Globally, India ranks 94 out of 140 as far as adherence to fundamental rights are concerned, 111 out of 140 in civil justice, 89 out of 140 in criminal justice and 93 out of 140 in absence of corruption.

Detailed explanation-3: -The WJP Rule of Law Index 2021 ranks the countries based on scores ranging from 0 to 1, with 1 indicating the strongest adherence to the rule of law. Denmark, Norway and Finland topped the World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -The top-ranked country in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2022 is Denmark, followed by Norway (2), Finland (3), Sweden (4), and the Netherlands (5). The bottom ranked countries are Venezuela (140), Cambodia (139), Afghanistan (138), the Democratic Republic of Congo (137), and Haiti (136).

Detailed explanation-5: -In 2022, India’s ranking in the Rule of Law index stood at 77 out of 140 countries, with a score of 0.5. There was a declining trend in India’s ranking since 2015. The index is calculated based on eight factors varying from constraints on government powers to criminal justice.