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‘’Justitia’’ by Maarten van Heemskerk, 1556. ‘’Justitia’’carries symbolic items such as: a sword, Weighing scale and a blindfold
[1]
Justice
is a
concept
on
ethics
and
law
that means that people behave in a way that is fair,
equal
and balanced for everyone.
Governments
, and especially the
police
and
courts
, see that the
laws
are
obeyed
in most
societies
. Because they can
punish
a person for not obeying the law, most people agree that laws should be fair and the same for everyone. But governments sometimes make laws that many people believe are not
just
. If many people believe this, people may lose respect for the law and may even disobey it. However, in
democratic
societies, the law itself has ways to change or get rid of these unjust laws.
- ↑
Cuban
Law's Blindfold
, 23.
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