China Ranks 72nd In world Justice Project Rule of Law Index

Ok not as bad as Cambodia (see earlier story in ALE) But we'd suggest things need to improve Here's the report.... http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150605000056&cid=1201 According to the 2015 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, published by US non-profit the World Justice Project, China's Rule of Law Index is 0.48, lower than the global average, putting China is 72nd place of 102 countries, according to Caixin Online. The scale ranges from zero, indicating no respect for rule of law, to one, indicating a high level of respect for rule of law. The survey is based on responses from 1000 residents as well as experts from the justice system taken from the three largest cities of each country. The Chinese data was based on responses from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Hong Kong got a rating 0.71, putting it in 17th place, higher than the US in the 19th spot. Taiwan was not included in the rating. According to the 2015 ranking, the average rule of law rating for the 102 countries was 0.5683, approximately equal to the ratings of Malaysia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Senegal. The top three in the ranking were Denmark, with a rating of 0.87, Norway, also with a rating of 0.87 and Sweden, with a rating of 0.85. The bottom three in the ranking were Zimbabwe, with a rating of 0.37, Afghanistan, with a rating of 0.35 and Venezuela, with a rating of 0.32. Countries with an identical rating to China included the Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Moldova and Ukraine. In terms of regions, the European Union and North America had the highest ratings and South Asia had the lowest. High income countries had the highest ratings, while low income countries had the lowest. China was ranked 13th out of the 15 countries included in East Asia and the Pacific region. The highest ranking countries in the index from this region were New Zealand, Singapore and Australia, while the three worst ranking were China, Myanmar and Cambodia. China was also ranked 26th out of the 31 upper middle income countries. The highest ranked among this group was Costa Rica and the lowest was Venezuela. South Africa had the highest ranking among BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries, with an overall ranking of 36; Russia was the lowest, with an overall ranking of 75. Countries are measured on 44 indicators across eight categories according to the website of the World Justice Project, which are, Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice. China got a low score in the Constraints on Government Powers, with a ranking of 87, Open Government, with a ranking of 87 and Fundamental Rights, with a ranking of 99. In the other five categories China got a medium score. The World Justice Project was established by a former president of the American Bar Association, Bill Neukom, in 2006. In 2009 it became a non-profit. China was included in the index for the first time in 2011. China got its best scores in the eight categories in 2011, after which it slipped downwards. However, compared with its 2014 rating, China has improved in all categories except for Order and Security. China's rating for Order and Security has slipped down, but its ratings for Civil Justice and Regulatory Enforcement have risen significantly.