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Policy Brief  No.105

Policy Brief No.105:The Rule of Law: Undermined and Under Attack
Questioning the State Monopoly on the Legitimate Use of Physical Force

Herbert Wulf

March 11, 2021

This policy brief examines contemporary challenges to the legitimate state monopoly on the use of force and its possible future. The rule of law is being undermined and attacked and the state monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force is almost universally at risk. What are the values and the shortcomings of a legitimate state monopoly on the use of physical force? What does the concept in its ideal form mean and why are these principles questioned and challenged?