LAW CONTRACT Q9 (JUSTICE AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE)

Question 1

What is the 1st point of justice and its significance?

Answer 1

(Lord wright defined)

Lord wright defined justice as ‘the guiding principle of a judge in deciding cases is to do justice. That is justice according to the law, but still justice’.

Question 2

What is the 2nd point of justice and its significance?

Answer 2

(The impact)

The impact of justice is that it may provide compensation for those wronged as well as deterring the committing of an offence

Question 3

What is the 3rd point of justice and its significance?

Answer 3

(Justice in our society)

Justice in our society means that all people, whatever the offence, are granted the right to a fair trial

Question 4

What is the 4th point of justice and its significance?

Answer 4

(Some potential issues)

Some potential issues within justice come in the form of its great subjectivity, where one person may deem something as ‘unjust’, another may decide the opposite viewpoint

Question 5

What is the 5th point of justice and its significance?

Answer 5

(One example)

One example of this is nettleship v weston, a landmark case in that it holds a learner driver to the standards of a reasonable fully qualified driver

Question 6

What is the 6th point of justice and its significance?

Answer 6

(One alternative idea)

One alternative idea of justice is the view of jeremy bentham and his ideology of utilitarianism

Question 7

What is the 7th point of justice and its significance?

Answer 7

(This would suggest)

This would suggest that an act should be considered as just as long as the positives of the act are greater than the negatives

Question 8

What is the 8th point of justice and its significance?

Answer 8

(Another highly contrasting)

Another highly contrasting view is that of karl marx who views the laws of capitalism as unjust

Question 9

What is the 9th point of justice and its significance?

Answer 9

(Overall)

Overall justice is a complex idea which relies on subjective viewpoints on what a person holds to be morally right and a persons subjective view on what fairness is

Question 10

What is the 10th point of justice and its significance?

Answer 10

(The main issue)

The main issue with justice is its great subjectivity, as various people would hold a variety of opinions over the correct sentence to give those guilty of criminal acts.

Question 11

What are all of the points of justice and its significance?

Answer 11

1. Lord wright defined
2. The impact of justice
3. Justice in our society
4. Some potential issues
5. One example
6. One alternative idea
7. This would suggest
8. Another highly contrasting
9. Overall
10. The main issue