According to this argument (page 3), the EU does not need ISDS in its new free trade and investment agreements (FTIAs) with developed states, because the original rationale of this mechanism was to protect foreign investors from host ‑ state jurisdictions where basic tenets of the rule of law were not observed. (europeanlawblog.eu)
In the UK, legal professional privilege has long been viewed as a central tenet of the rule of law in protecting... (route1.co)
In the UK, legal professional privilege has long been viewed as a central tenet of the rule of law in protecting clients» rights to communicate with their lawyers in confidence and without fear of disclosing those communications during litigation. (route1.co)