Context: Most legal theorists believe that the rule of law has purely formal characteristics, meaning that the law must be publicly declared, with prospective application, and possess the characteristics of generality, equality, and certainty, but there are no requirements with regard to the content of the law. Others, including a few legal theorists, believe that the rule of law necessarily entails protection of individual rights. Within legal theory, these two approaches to the rule of law are seen as the two basic alternatives, respectively labelled the formal and substantive approaches. Still, there are other views as well. Some believe that democracy is part of the rule of law.

Question: According to legal theorists, what characteristics must the rule of law have?
Answer: generality, equality, and certainty

Question: According to some, what is the rule of law is formed to protect?
Answer: individual rights

Question: What system of government is considered as a component of the rule of law?
Answer: democracy

Question: According to some legal theorists, for what are there no requirements for something to be considered a law?
Answer: content

Question: What are the two approaches to defining the concept of the rule of law?
Answer: formal and substantive

Question: Who believes that the rule of law has no formal characteristics?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What characteristics do most legal theorists say the rule of law cannot possess?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What does not protect individual rights?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What two concepts defined rule without law?
Answer: Unanswerable