"When speaking about the rule of law, what kind of the rule of law are we talking about? Does it mean any ?law” will do, no matter what kind of law it is? Are we required to respect and accept the rule of that law? The common understanding of the rule of law really means the rule of just law, not unjust law. Unjust laws subvert the peoples aspirations and the rule of law while they prevail. Nelson Mandela, for example, denounced the legal system apartheid in South Africa as one which served to protect racial discrimination, not the rights of people under the law..."