As she pointed out, there is an urgency in our work. Our task is to examine how, in the face of a globalized threat from organized crime, we can guarantee to the peoples of the world a life under the Rule of Law . I am not referring to an abstract concept. This is the rule of law seen from the top down. Yet it is much more.
People choose to abide by the rules.
It goes beyond legislation. It reflects the social contract that binds state and society together. Almost every schoolboy knows what democracy is, yet too few people understand the true meaning of the Rule of Law. There are more democracies in the world than ever and that is all to the good. Yet without the Rule of Law democracies, too, can be unjust.