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Robert Shrimsley (FT) is right; those in the UK who think the rule of law should be (partly) jettisoned are mistaken:
'Britain’s self-interest lies in fighting efforts to erode international law. The alternative is a return to the might-is-right approach Trump appears to be hastening. This may suit the US or China but those who think it serves the UK have an outdated view of its weight in the world';
The rule of law can (should) protect the less powerful & that is now us...
@ChrisMayLA6 Indeed. The concept of all equal under the law is wonderful and ought to be developed and defended to the very end.
But in practice, there are large areas of law that are and always have been inaccessible to the general public, both through astronomical costs and a labyrinthine, insular system that need not be any of those things in a truly civilised society adhering to the rule of law.
Yes, there is a great deal of difference in a country ruled by law & a country where the Rule of Law obtains - the latter ebbing a norm of legality that has a space for justice & fairness, in its 'thicker' forms (the rule by law, is a very 'thin' view of what the Rule of Law offers society.
If you're at all interested you can find my thoughts on the subject in a book I wrote over a decade ago.
(apologies for the self-promotion)
@ChrisMayLA6 I fear that despite our wishes the global bourgeoisie have very few (if any) "common affairs" for a rules based international legal framework to rest upon.
We're in a period of reformation around multi-polar power. I'm really not hopeful for the EU never mind our delusional UK
Hmmm..... the history of international law (which far precedes the emergence of the global bourgeoisie), might suggest states for the most part will continue (contra Trump) to see the value of the rule of law.
I'm sure you're right that most states will seek some form of stable relationship framework, but I'm not sure to what extent that will be practically possible as numerous forces divide and compete around the globe.
My fear is that we're re-entering a period of enforcement being via gun barrels
Well, that's certainly not impossible.... but my guess is what we'll see is a shift to a more transactional view of the law; 'we will follow the rules that benefit us in our interactions with you....' - for states with a medium term strategy that does actually suggest quite wide reciprocity, for state with a time horizon of weeks/months it *does* suggest a rapid decline in rule following - so we may end up partly where you suspect
And handful of troublemakers that are cozying up to Trump/Putin/Xi are pushing to undermine rule of law - not because it helps the nation, but they think it helps them.
And let's be honest. #Brexit was one of the first major efforts to destroy rule of law by sweeping away decades of negotiated/debated/legislated law and replacing them with ad hoc via rushed, single-party majority laws.
Yup, we're on the same page
@TCatInReality @ChrisMayLA6 I have always believed this, none of what is happening today surprises me, horrified me, but does not surprise.
Labour is selling us out to them
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…and they didn’t even have a majority - bribing the DUP with our money to keep themselves in power
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