This information helps me understand what justice is now. Now imagine that one of your friends just had a terrible haircut. When they ask for your opinion, you lie and say, « That sounds great! » When they leave, you`re chatting with another friend about how bad the haircut really is. In this case, nothing you did was against the law, but most people would say you were wrong. The terms law and justice are often confused and misinterpreted by many. Although the two are closely related, they are not the same. Justice is a broad concept based on equality, fairness and morality. Conversely, law is a body of regulations and norms established by governments and international bodies that are (or should be) based on the idea of justice. Laws are written norms that govern the actions of citizens and the government itself in all aspects, while justice is a principle that may or may not be universally recognized. 1. The term law refers to an existing and concrete set of written regulations issued by the government to regulate and control the actions of citizens.
Conversely, justice is not a universally accepted concept and is subject to interpretation. Justice is often portrayed as a woman wearing a blindfold – it defends equality and fairness and applies laws and regulations to all people without discrimination. Yet there is no common understanding of justice and there is no single book or text to refer to; and Building on the differences described in the previous section, we can identify other aspects that distinguish the law from justice. Reverend King knew the difference between just and unjust laws. « A righteous law is a man-made code that conforms to the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that does not conform to the moral law. To put it in terms of St. Thomas Aquinas, an unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Therefore, all laws should be based on the idea of justice and all governments should apply national laws fairly and equitably. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and laws are often broken, disrespected and/or enforced in a biased and partisan manner.
In addition, justice takes precedence over national legislation and applies to all persons without discrimination or restriction. What is legal and what is moral is similar in many ways, but very different in others. Both provide social organization, meaning they shape how people behave and what is considered socially acceptable. They also help people interact more coherently and aim to protect individuals from harm. After all, they accept or discourage many of the same actions. For example, drunk driving is legally and morally unacceptable. Toullier exposes the lack of usefulness and precision of this division of distributive and commutative justice, adopted in the compendium or abbreviations of the old physicians, and prefers the separation of internal and external justice; The first is a conformity of our will, and the second is a conformity of our actions with the law: their union creates perfect justice. External justice is the subject of jurisprudence; Internal justice is the object of morality. 2.Laws may vary from country to country and the process by which they are created may also change. For example, in democratic countries, laws are passed after a long debate and an even longer process of checks and balances; Conversely, in authoritarian countries, laws are passed and enacted by the ruling party (or by the person in power) without seeking majority support.
Conversely, the idea of justice is more or less consistent in all countries: moral values and ethics tend to replace borders and geographical divisions. Justice is distributive or commutative. Distributive justice is that virtue whose purpose is to distribute rewards and punishments to each according to his merits, maintaining an equitable relationship by comparing one person or fact to another, so that neither equal persons have unequal things nor unequal persons have the same things. As society evolves and opinions change, so does what is considered moral. If you look back in history, there are many examples of laws that were clearly immoral by today`s standards. Among other things, the United States stole Native American land, enslaved blacks, and discriminated against homosexuals. As society becomes more informed and open, citizens demand that their laws reflect their new definition of what is moral. While not everyone agrees with the decisions, changing the laws is a big step toward changing general social views. The amendment to the law provides the company with the new definition of what is acceptable.
Law and morality interact with each other and often cause each other`s change. Ultimately, when laws are unjust or outdated, people must stand up and fight for what is right. The concepts of law and justice are quite similar, as most laws are considered fair and equitable. Some of the main similarities between the two are: Justice is a broad and somehow abstract concept based on equality, fairness, kindness, dignity, morality and ethics. In a just world, we would not: ethically, morally and legally correct. This epithet is applied to what is compatible with a given law which is the test of good and evil. This is what is compatible with the perfect rights of others. By just is also understood as being full and perfect, as just weight. The terms « law » and « justice » refer to two similar but distinct concepts.
The ideas of law and justice often go hand in hand, but refer to two different ideas. Law is a system of regulations, norms, principles, and norms created by the government of a country to regulate the lives and actions of citizens. Laws are found in written codes and are enforced by the government and its organs, including security forces, police, judiciary, etc. Conversely, justice is a more abstract concept based on the idea of equality and fairness. All laws should be based on the idea of justice and implemented and applied fairly without discrimination on the basis of sex, sex, age, colour, race, religion, language or any other status. Clearly, DOMA and the states that passed their own DOMA laws were « fair » according to Dr. King`s argument. Nothing in Scripture, Holy Tradition and Natural Law would authorize same-sex marriage. Our Declaration of Independence and Constitution, which form the basis of our government, have been heavily influenced by biblical religion. As Joseph Bottum writes in his book An Anxiety Age, « The religion of the West has given the West the belief in a God distinct and above every man, social structure, or nation.
