Building the Legal State

Abstract

The legal state means that all state authorities are subject to the provisions of the law in force, where there is no authority above the law. desires or whims because its rulers see themselves as above the law.

In the legal state, we note that the executive authority can only deal with its own members through  legal rules that were previously enacted and known to all, the rights of individuals were determined and the legal means used by the administration is used in order to achieve the legal state  goals, in addition to that, the administration is restricted in its activity that must be achieved .for  The common good of individuals the administration is restricting in the activities that must be achieved, because it depends on legitimate means to reach its end, Therefore, the administration in the state of law is obliged to have its behavior based on the law, so it must be a role model for others in respecting the legal rules, because in the absence of respect for them, this will expose them to legal accountability and ruins their image in front of public opinion. In addition to the above, the legislative and judicial authorities must also respect Legal rules and this is what distinguishes democratic systems from others.

So, the legal state is the state’s subordination in all aspects of its activity to the law, whether in terms of administration, judiciary or legislation, and this is the opposite of what we see in the police state in which the administrative authority is absolutely free, as it has the right to take many measures towards individuals that it deems very fulfilled. According to the circumstances and circumstances.