A paper on this “contested” concept argues that it functions as “magic words” meaning “Hooray for our side!” and cites Judith Shklar’s claim that this ideal is “meaningless thanks to ideological abuse.” This phrase was popularized by A. V. Dicey, who argued that discretion was anathema to this ideal. Ugo Mattei and Laura Nader argue that this ideal legitimized the plunder of colonized nations. This ideal may be present in a society practicing slavery according to scholars like (*) Joseph Raz, who argue that it is procedural and formal. Popular prerequisites (-5[1])for this ideal require government promulgations to be “prospective, open, and clear” and that “natural justice should be observed.” (10[1])This three-word phrase (10[2])names a political ideal that legal bindings apply equally to all people. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])what three-word (10[1])phrase (10[1])names an ideal contrasted with the “rule of man?” ■END■ (10[6]0[1])