Triangulation of the various methodological approaches towards the rule of law is highly desirable since it allows the combination of benefits and elimination of problematic aspects in each. The present article triangulates the conceptualizations of three approaches relating to the rule of law, namely Bedner’s review of the rule of law theories, the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index, and the review by Horák et al. of empirical measurement of legal consciousness, and identifies the most significant problem as a lack of communication between them. More precisely, the theoretical conceptualizations are not fully prepared for empirical measurement, and the empirical tools do not reflect the theoretical debate and its outcomes. Therefore, a new conceptualization of the rule of law is proposed to overcome these issues and consequently make the empirical measurement more valid.

对法治的各种方法进行三角剖分是非常可取的，因为它允许将利益结合起来并消除每个方面的问题。本文对与法治有关的三种方法的概念化进行了三角剖析，即贝德纳对法治理论的评论、世界正义项目的法治指数以及霍拉克等人的评论。法律意识的经验测量，并将最重要的问题确定为他们之间缺乏沟通。更准确地说，理论概念化并没有为经验测量做好充分准备，经验工具也没有反映理论辩论及其结果。所以，