Double Jeopardy: Justice Denied at CIBC and Also by the Canada Justice System

To ensure that no one, not even the highest-ranking official, is above the law, the rule of law entails that the formation of statutes, their enforcement, and the linkages between legal regulations are themselves regulated. The government is just as bound by the law as its citizens are, thanks to the legal constraints on rulers. A related concept is that of "equality before the law," which states that no "legal" person shall enjoy privileges not afforded to others and that no person or lega...