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The Misrule of Law

To commemorate its founding 25 years ago, PS is republishing a selection of commentaries written since 1994. In the following commentary, Ana Palacio showed how leaders who are more interested in authority than legality are using the language of the rule of law to legitimize their dictatorial behavior.

MADRID – Once upon a time, despots simply acted like despots. Nowadays, they dress up their dictatorships in the trappings of the rule of law.

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