Yale University law professor Bruce Ackerman has been awarded this year’s Tang Prize in Rule of Law for advancing constitutional governance and defending the rule of law, the award’s selection committee said yesterday.
Announcing the award at a press event in Taipei, Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮), chairman of the Tang Prize Selection Committee for Rule of Law, said Ackerman’s pioneering contributions to constitutional governance and the rule of law have been inspiring.
Rule of Law
All individuals are born equal, and everyone, including states and international organizations, is accountable to the law. For the purpose of the Tang Prize, the Rule of Law encompasses due process and substantive justice, and champions peace, human rights, and sustainable development in order to serve the common good of humankind and nature. The Tang Prize in the Rule of Law recognizes individual(s) or institution(s) who have made significant contributions to the rule of law, reflected not only in the achievement of the candidate(s) in terms of the advancement of legal theory or practice, but also in the realization of the rule of law in contemporary societies through the influences or inspiration of the work of the candidate(s).