Commonwealth warns rule of law is under severe threat

2026-02-09 - 01:47

The erosion of the rule of law poses a serious threat to democracy, development, and social stability worldwide, Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey has warned. Opening the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Nadi, Botchwey said the world is facing unprecedented political, economic, environmental, and technological turbulence, with laws increasingly being bent or broken without consequence. She