Why is the rule of law an important principal?

There are certain principles that are so important to the nation that the majority has agreed not to interfere in these areas. ... Rule of law is a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are: Publicly promulgated. Equally enforced

this means that germany had to pay the allied countries. reparations are/is essentially payment for something that they have done wrong, so after ww1, germany was forced to pay reparations so they could replenish the allied countries resources' that they had lost during the war.

what are the options ?