Badly written legislation is the negation of the rule of law and of democracy.

书写不规范的法律条文有悖于法治和民主。

I am confident that we can restore peace, stability, and respect for the rule of law.

我坚信我们能够恢复和平、稳定和对法治的尊重。

With the Civil Code, China hopes to set up a country under the rule of law with better protection for civil rights.

通过《民法典》，中国希望建立一个法治国家，更好地保护公民权利。

Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.

民主是以法制为基础的。

He has shown himself to be a renegade without respect for the rule of law.

他已经表现出自己是个毫不尊重法规的叛逆者。

The rule of law is important here.

在这里，法律是非常重要的。

The rule of law never took hold.

法律规章从来没有起到作用。

"Rule of law" is nowhere in the document.

“…法规…”没有出现在文件的任何地方。

When we were lost in chaos, you demanded the rule of law.

当我们混乱不堪、你要求什么法律规则。

I am a firm believer in good governance and the rule of law.

完善治理、奉公守法，是本人坚定的信仰。

His long silence has done great damage to the rule of law in Thailand.

他长期的沉默已经对泰国的法制造成了极大的破坏。

Adam Smith said that prosperity depends on the rule of law, peace and low taxes.

亚当·斯密说繁荣取决于法制的规则，和平以及低水平的税收。

Behind the crisis, I believe, hides a lack of rule of law and a crisis of faith.

我相信，在食品危机后面潜藏着相关法律法规的缺失及信用危机。

Rule of law presupposes that there is a form of justice or right natural to us.

有种正义的形式或权利,对我们而言是自然的。

But relying on the rule of law in Zimbabwe is like asking a crocodile not to eat you.

然而依靠津巴布韦的法律条文就像央求一条鳄鱼不要吃掉你一样。

This requires more freedom and rule of law, and you can already see mounting demands for it.

这就要求更多的自由和法制，就像你看到的一样——这些需求已经呼之欲出了。

Unification had mixed blessings, she said: “We wanted justice and we gained the rule of law.”

两德合并差强人意，她说：“我们要的是正义，得到的是法制。”

We have to insist ourselves on the rule of law and order; then everyone will behave, "he said."

我们必须自己坚持法制和秩序，然后所有的人才能按规矩办事。

For a union that swears by the rule of law but has big strategic ambitions, that is an unacknowledged dilemma.

对于仅获得法律承认，却未实现更大战略意图的欧盟而言，真是有苦难言，进退两难。

This desire to gain and keep money is a force for good: with the defence of property comes the rule of law.

这种赚取并储存钱的愿望是一种向好的力量：财产占有形成了法律条款。

The general trend was down too, with declines in freedom of expression and association, and a weaker rule of law.

总趋势也下降，包括表达自由、结社自由，还有更无力的法规。

That, experts said, would provide a deterrent and at least impose some sense of rule of law off Somalia's coasts.

专家称这至少会给索马里海域一些法律上的威慑力。

It had a strong set of community organisations, because of its church structure, and something like the rule of law.

因为其教堂结构的原因，它拥有一批强大的社区组织，以及一些如法规之类的东西。

"There was a time when they wouldn't do this, when the rule of law meant something," sighs a Western diplomat in Bangkok.

曼谷的西方外交家感慨道“曾经有段时间他们不会这样做，那段时间法律规则还有约束力。”

Maddow: do you think in order to move forward and pay tribute to the rule of law that their ought to be prosecutions?

Maddow：您认为为了进步和改进法律，他们应当被起诉吗？