In preparation for its 1999 Tokyo symposium on the Rule of Law,
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation commissioned Barry M.
Hager, an attorney and specialist in international finance, trade
and administrative law, to write a monograph that traces the historical
and legal roots of the Rule of Law concept and provides a lexicon
of the specific elements that comprise adherence to the Rule of
Law. This publication, The
Rule of Law: A Lexicon for Policy Makers, which was developed
with funding support from The Luce Foundation, served as the basis
for discussion during the symposium and was an invaluable resource
at the dialogues that followed.