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Q14 (IAS/2018) International Relations & Global Affairs › Global Indices, Reports & Agreements › Business environment indices Official Key

"Rule of Law Index" is released by which of the following ?

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The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index® 2025 is the latest report in an annual series measuring people's perceptions and experiences of the rule of law around the world.[1] This confirms that the World Justice Project has been releasing the Rule of Law Index annually, which includes the 2018 edition referenced in the question.

The Rule of Law Index is a comprehensive assessment tool that evaluates countries based on various dimensions of rule of law, including constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice, and criminal justice. The 2017-2018 Rule of Law Index was compiled by the World Justice Project[2], further confirming that WJP is the organization responsible for this publication.

The other options are incorrect: Amnesty International focuses on human rights advocacy and campaigns; the International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the UN that settles disputes between states; and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights promotes and protects human rights but does not publish the Rule of Law Index.

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  1. [1] https://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index/downloads/WJPIndex2025.pdf
  2. [2] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/603883/EXPO_STU(2018)603883_EN.pdf
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Q. "Rule of Law Index" is released by which of the following ? [A] Amnesty International [B] International Court of Justice [C] The Offic…
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Origin: Mostly Current Affairs Fairness: Low / Borderline fairness Books / CA: 0/10 · 5/10
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This is a classic 'Index & Reports' question, a staple category in Prelims. It tests pure current affairs awareness rather than conceptual depth. The trap lies in the options: 'International Court of Justice' and 'OHCHR' sound authoritative enough to publish on 'Rule of Law', but judicial bodies rarely publish statistical rankings.

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Statement 1
Did Amnesty International release the 2018 Rule of Law Index?
Origin: Weak / unclear Fairness: Borderline / guessy
Indirect textbook clues
Contemporary World Politics, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 4: International Organisations > Amnesty International > p. 59
Strength: 5/5
“Amnesty International is an NGO that campaigns for the protection of human rights all over the world. It promotes respect for all the human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It believes that human rights are interdependent and indivisible. It prepares and publishes reports on human rights. Governments are not always happy with these reports since a major focus of Amnesty is the misconduct of government authorities. Nevertheless, these reports play an important role in research and advocacy on human rights.”
Why relevant

Says Amnesty International prepares and publishes reports on human rights worldwide, showing Amnesty is a publisher of research/reports.

How to extend

A student could check Amnesty's publications list (or website) for whether the specific 2018 'Rule of Law Index' appears among its releases.

Democratic Politics-I. Political Science-Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS > Right to Equality > p. 79
Strength: 4/5
“The Constitution says that the government shall not deny to any person in India equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws. It means that the laws apply in the same manner to all, regardless of a person's status. This is called the rule of law. Rule of law is the foundation of any democracy. It means that no person is above the law. There cannot be any distinction between a political leader, government official and an ordinary citizen. Every citizen, from the Prime Minister to a small farmer in a remote village, is subjected to the same laws.”
Why relevant

Gives a clear definition of 'rule of law' as a legal/political concept, indicating the type of topic a rule-of-law index would cover.

How to extend

Use this to identify which organizations typically produce comparative 'rule of law' indices (legal/research bodies) and then see if Amnesty is among them for 2018.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 5: Indian Tax Structure and Public Finance > FINANCIAL SECRECY INDEX 2020 > p. 104
Strength: 4/5
“The Financial Secrecy Index ranks jurisdictions according to their secrecy and the scale of their offshore financial activities. A politically neutral ranking, it is a tool for understanding global financial secrecy, tax havens or secrecy jurisdictions, and illicit financial flows or capital flight. The index was unveiled by the Tax Justice Network (TJN). The TJN is an independent international network, launched in 2003. The 2020 Index was topped by Cayman Islands and followed by the United States among 133 countries. India's rank improved from 52 as per the 2018 report to 47 as per the 2020 report.”
Why relevant

Describes an example index (Financial Secrecy Index) and explicitly names its producer (Tax Justice Network), illustrating that many indexes are produced by specialized organizations or networks, not necessarily by human-rights NGOs.

How to extend

Compare known index producers' names with the publisher of the 'Rule of Law Index' (e.g., check the index front matter or announcement) to see if Amnesty is the publisher.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 18: International Economic Institutions > 18.24 Indian Economy > p. 534
Strength: 3/5
“• Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide program/study initiated by OECD which provides comparable data on education policy and outcomes, and gives comprehensive analysis. The PISA test evaluates the applicability of knowledge that students have learned through primary and secondary education. In 2018, the GOI decided to participate in PISA. • Service Trade Restrictiveness Index is computed by OECD since 2014. (In 2019 index, India ranked the lowest.)”
Why relevant

Mentions PISA as a worldwide index produced by a specific organization (OECD), reinforcing the pattern that indices are typically tied to particular institutional publishers.

How to extend

A student could look up who officially publishes the 'Rule of Law Index' (publisher attribution) for 2018 and compare with Amnesty's publication record.

Democratic Politics-I. Political Science-Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS > Prison in Guantanamo Bay > p. 75
Strength: 3/5
“Prison in G ison in Gison in Guantanamo B tanamo Btanamo Bay About 600 people were secretly picked up by the US forces from all over the world and put in a prison in Guantanamo Bay, an area near Cuba controlled by American Navy. Anas's father, Jamil El-Banna, was among them. The American government said that they were enemies of the US and linked to the attack on New York on 11 September 2001. In most cases, the governments of their countries were not asked or even informed about their imprisonment. Amnesty International, an international human rights organization, collected information on the condition of the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay and reported that the prisoners were being tortured in ways that violated US laws.”
Why relevant

Shows Amnesty conducts investigations and reports on specific human-rights issues (e.g., Guantanamo), indicating its focus and typical subject-matter for reporting.

How to extend

Use Amnesty's typical report themes to assess plausibility — if the 'Rule of Law Index' is a broad comparative index rather than themed human-rights reports, that may suggest a different publisher; then verify by checking the index's publisher.

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