>Rule of Law (capitalised conceptual) is there as permanent ground truth in contrast to the ephemeral du-jure laws. That's a strange way of articulating it. T

>Rule of Law (capitalised conceptual) is there as permanent ground truth in contrast to the ephemeral du-jure laws. That's a strange way of articulating it. The Rule of Law is simply the concept that a society is ruled (hence the name) by the body of law that it passes. That, quite literally, the ruler of the land is the Law. It's that simple!