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Publicised Laws

This sub-sub-indicator assesses the extent to which laws are publicised and public information is available in plain language. This is based on the following criteria: the extent to which in practice, the local government provides easy-to-understand information on people's legal rights (criminal suspects' rights, workers' basic rights, public health issues); in practice, basic laws are publicly available in all official languages, with government striving to make laws accessible to languages spoken by significant segments of the population that are not "official"; in practice, national regulations are published on a timely basis; in practice, administrative, labour and public health regulations can be obtained at little cost, such as by mail, or online; in practice, judicial decisions of the highest court are published on a timely basis; in practice, drafts of legislation (bills) to be discussed in the legislative body are made available to the public on a timely basis; in practice, legislative proceedings (e.g. bills submitted or presented before the legislature for consideration or approval) are broadcast to the public by radio or TV.

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Top 10 countries

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Bottom 10 countries

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('12-'21)

Most improved countries

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('12-'21)

Most deteriorated countries

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('12-'21)
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    • Public Perception of Overall Governance

    About Citizens’ Voices

    As citizens are the recipients of public leadership and governance, the assessment of governance performance of the IIAG is accompanied by the Citizens’ Voices dataset in an effort to contextualise the official and expert assessment data in the IIAG with the reality on the ground as perceived by citizens.

    MIF has been working with and supporting Afrobarometer, the leading pan-African research institution conducting public opinion surveys on the continent, and the 2022 IIAG framework gives these more prominence. Formerly scattered at various levels in the IIAG, citizens’ assessments of various governance components are now highlighted in a Citizens’ Voices section, providing a comprehensive 'reality check' to complement the IIAG results.

    This section mirrors the IIAG categories and provides public perception data on the closest proxies to the IIAG measures. However, whilst these measures are available to compare across the IIAG, it is important to note that their scores do not form part of the calculation for Overall Governance.

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