The Rule of Law

Egypt post 25 January is an Egypt in chaos. It is however a chaos I like! It is a chaos that augurs a worthy change.

It is amazing Egypt is functioning anyway. Can you imagine France, England, or any other country for that matter functioning for six months without a parliament, police force or presidency?

We have a caretaker government in place, which is doing absolutely nothing to move us forward in any direction. The government is actually hampering rather than promoting change. Blame is thrown on the prime minister, and rightfully so. If I were in his shoes I would have risen to the challenge. I would have informed my fellow citizens of the dire economic state we are in. I would have enlightened my people on the findings in the previous regime’s governmental “black boxes” I have come to open over the past few months. By being honest with my fellow citizens I will earn their respect. We as Egyptians are a resilient nation. We don’t want to be lied to, and we are willing to carry the burden longer than others as long as we are given hope.

Hope however cannot be experienced unless it is guaranteed by a sense of security. Security comes from the implementation of the “Rule of Law”.

The “Rule of Law” is a fair, impartial, and accessible justice system, and a representative government is a key element of the rule of law. The “Rule of Law” means to have an independent, efficient, and accessible judicial and legal system, with a government that applies fair and equitable laws equally, consistently, coherently, and to all of its people. By applying the “Rule of Law” we are therefore guaranteed good governance which is generally characterized by accessibility, accountability, predictability and transparency.

I would have therefore, most of all, started a colossal endeavor of institutionalizing a new and effective and efficient “Rule of Law” system for Egypt. Without the “Rule of Law” any future attempts in the amelioration of our standard of living is doomed for failure.

By preparing for this paradigm shift in governance, the current government would have prepared the ground work for the future elected parliament to espouse the concept of governance only, and only with, the “Rule of Law” in practice.