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"Democracy has two main pillars, first being the “will of people” and the second being “rule of law”. In an ideal democracy, these principles work in parallel to each other and both have equal importance and while one can’t dominate the other, neither can be sacrificed for the other. In other words, “will of public” and the “rule of law” are complementary and cannot be separated.

Thus, it is impossible for these two principles to conflict with each other. However, the government bodies acting on behalf of people which are expected to implement these principles can sometimes conflict with each other and this damages democracy itself."

Law is the collection of rules, rights and principles which are supported by public power and are developed in order to protect the benefit of the society in general or to ensure the common well-being of the society or its individual members. As an individual term, “justice” is relative term that can be interpreted differently by individuals and countries based on the prevailing conditions.

However, in order for justice to become a universal principle for the society, it should not be subjective and should aim for the common well-being of the society. In this regard, with the universal principles of law it embodies (such as equity, democracy, respect for individual rights...) law brings order to society’s life by aiming objective justice which is for the benefit of all and is based on society’s common sense, by replacing individual justice.