Accountability

thumb|Brazil|Brazilian president [[Dilma Rousseff (left) and South Korean president Park Geun-hye (right) were both impeached and removed from office in 2016 and 2017, respectively.]] Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. Impeachment tends to be confined to ministerial officials as the unique nature of their positions may place ministers beyond the reach of the law to prosecute, or their misconduct is not codified into law as an offense except through the unique expectations of thei

assumption of and reliance on the honesty of another party

freedom of a person or people to publish and consume information

Governance is the overall complex system or framework of processes, functions, structures, rules, laws and norms born out of the relationships, interactions, power dynamics and communication within an organized group of individuals. It sets the boundaries of acceptable conduct and practices of different actors of the group and controls their decision-making processes through the creation and enforcement of rules and guidelines. Furthermore, it also manages, allocates and mobilizes relevant resources and capacities of different members and sets the overall direction of the group in order to eff

In ethics and governance, accountability is equated with answerability, culpability, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.

strategy for evasion of accountability by preventing proof of responsibility

thumb|Bre people|Brè women showing distrust of the photographer Distrust is a formal way of not trusting any one party too much in a situation of grave risk or deep doubt. It is commonly expressed in civics as a division or balance of powers, or in politics as means of validating treaty terms. Systems based on distrust simply divide the responsibility so that checks and balances can operate. The phrase "trust, but verify" refers specifically to distrust.

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Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, or making negative statements about an individual or group that their actions or inaction are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong, their action is blameworthy. By contrast, when someone is morally responsible for doing something right, it may be said that their action is praiseworthy. There are other senses of praise and blame that are not ethically relevant. One may praise someone's good dress sense, and blame their own sense of style for their own dress sen

notion that judges should not be beholden to political pressures

thumb|Unidentified man in Abbaa Gadaa garb. thumb|Gadaa flag Gadaa (pronounced "Geda" meaning "The Gateway" in Oromoo language) is the indigenous system of governance used by the Oromos in Ethiopia and northern Kenya. It is also practiced by the Konso, Burji and Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community.

accounting framework

will of the people as source of political legitimacy

concept of parliamentary democracy

Abilities are powers an agent has to perform various actions. They include common abilities, like walking, and rare abilities, like performing a double backflip. Abilities are intelligent powers: they are guided by the person's intention and executing them successfully results in an action, which is not true for all types of powers. They are closely related to but not identical with various other concepts, such as disposition, know-how, aptitude, talent, potential, and skill.

principle that civilian political leadership exercises ultimate authority over decisions of military strategy

terrorism caused by deliberately inflammatory rhetoric in mass media, which can provoke people with certain sets of personality traits and opinions into violence

informal rule among police officers not to report on a colleague's errors, misconducts, or crimes, including police brutality

mass communication outlets not associated with governments or corporations

Human rights organization

subfield of machine learning