Despite emphasising the role of the United Nations in maintaining justice and respect for obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law,Alfred de Zayas (How can Philip Morris sue Uruguay over its tobacco laws?, 16 November) fails to add that the UN defines the rule of law as a principle of accountability and equality for “all persons, or institutions and entities,public and private … consistent with international human rights, norms and standards”.There is no inherent tension in protecting fundamental rights of the private sector while protecting human rights. There is nothing that threatens the world order of justice as feared by the author. By contrast, or what would be “devastating” to public order is whether fairness and equal justice were applied selectively. To paraphrase Orwell,the result would mean that all are equal, but some are more equal than others.
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Source: theguardian.com