Introduction
The proposition that law is about enabling (or, at least, helping) people to live peaceably in a well-ordered society, is only a starting point. Much depends on how peace and good order are established and maintained.
Societies that are based on abuses of fundamental human rights will often use law as an instrument of violence and oppression against their citizens. These societies will undoubtedly be peaceful and well-ordered, but they can scarcely be called just. Thus, within a few, short sentences – and taking only one example – we have identified the need to consider not only law but also justice.At this stage two further questions arise. First, how do we identify what we mean by justice; or, in other words, what is the content of justice? Secondly, once we know what we mean by justice, we need to ask what is the relationship between law and justice?
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