World Justice Project rule of law index ranks Georgia first in Eastern Europe/Central Asia, 49th globally
The country has maintained its position in the ranking, which was published on Thursday, from last year. Photo: Shutterstock
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A new World Justice Project rule of law index has ranked Georgia at the top in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 49th globally.
The country has maintained its position in the ranking, which was published on Thursday, from last year.
The report evaluates 140 countries based on constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice and criminal justice.
Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands top the global index in the report.
World Justice Project is an international civil society organisation with the stated mission of “working to advance the rule of law around the world”.
Its index is promoted as a “quantitative assessment tool” designed to offer a “detailed and comprehensive picture” of how countries adhere to the rule of law in practice.
Georgia is a democratic state based on the rule of law and bound by a “valuable unity” with its partners and NATO, which has been “repeatedly demonstrated” through democratic reforms and contribution to global security, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday in an event for the 2022 NATO-Georgia Exercise.
The Georgian interior ministry has launched an information campaign aiming to raise awareness on public safety and the rule of law, particularly among the young generations, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
Georgia took 34th position out of 113 foreign states in the survey, showing high scores in Order and Security component, Open Governance and protecting of Fundamental Rights. Georgia is a regional leader in the Rule of Law Index with the best score compared to 12 other Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries.
Georgia has ranked the top in the region and in the world’s top third in an international report measuring rule of law performance.
Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday hailed the latest World Justice Project rule of law index that ranked Georgia at the top in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region, saying “time and time again, facts defeat perceptions”.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Human Rights Protection and Civil Integration Committee in the Georgian Parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream party, has been elected a member of the Global Rule of Law Commission in the European Public Law Organisation, the Parliament press office said on Monday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday congratulated employees of the country’s judiciary on the national Day of Justice celebrating the professionals.