insert_link World Human Rights Declined in 3 out of 4 Countries since a Global Rule of Law Recession Began in 2016 The rule of law has once again eroded in a majority of countries this year, according to the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2023. More than 6 billion people live in a country where the rule of law weakened between 2022 and 2023. Since authoritarian trends pushed the world into a rule of law recession in 2016, the global downturn has affected 78% of countries, the latest Index shows. […] todayOctober 25, 2023 46