> "Naive, idealistic me has often wondered how possible an abstract law of last resort for prosecuting people who exploit loopholes in what a jury of their peers would consider to be an unethical way"
Heaven help those who are unpopular or of a class that is widely discriminated against under such a system.
Perhaps GP meant to account for it by 'of their peers', as in equals.
For example, in the UK peers (of the realm) used to have the right to trial by jury of fellow peers (of the realm).
They are now the victims of inequality - while commoners have the right to a trial by their commoner peers, peers (of the realm) have only the right to a trial by commoners!
Heaven help those who are unpopular or of a class that is widely discriminated against under such a system.