The rule of law is challenged by inequalities of income and wealth because of the unequal access to costly justice that wealth can provide, and by the ability of huge corporations to bully and manipulate the law in their own interests. It is challenged on each and every occasion by corruption at any level, and by shoulder-shrugging tolerance of corruption by judicial, police, media or political systems. Corruption seeps further into our societies than we often realise, since it is not only a case of bribes but also of the favouritism that arises when public officials and private interests
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