Because you allege that the rule of law is implemented imperfectly, does not invalidate the entire project of the rule of law.
A great tool can cause great damage when missused.
The main question is what's the tangent. And TBH it looks quite sad in the past decade.
...which is an indictment of the misuse, not the tool. Or do we get rid of everything that "can cause great damage"?
E.g. certain Russian oligarchs winning lawsuits in West because of some legalese. It feels like „rule of law“ nowadays is used to silence the weak and doesn't apply to the powerful ones.