“Rule of Law Index” is released by which of the following ?
- (a) Amnesty International
- (b) International Court of Justice
- (c) The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
- (d) World Justice Project ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• The Rule of Law Index is published annually by the World Justice Project, a Washington-based independent organisation, ranking countries on constraints on government power, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, and civil and criminal justice — option (d).
• India ranked in the 70s–80s of about 140 countries in recent editions.
• Amnesty (a) reports on human rights; the ICJ (b) is a court; OHCHR (c) monitors rights but issues no such index.
• Hence option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Amnesty International
- Amnesty publishes human-rights reports, not this index.
- (b) International Court of Justice
- The ICJ is a court, not a research body.
- (c) The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
- OHCHR does not publish the Rule of Law Index.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018, held on 3 June 2018. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.