The degrees to which this is true varies tremendously, depending on how much the concept of "rule of law" is applied. In China (and other police states) the rul

The degrees to which this is true varies tremendously, depending on how much the concept of "rule of law" is applied. In China (and other police states) the rule of law is not applied, in most European countries and the US (at least prior to this administration) it is (generally speaking; there's always corruption here and there).