Justice (4) - Judges and Law

Justice deals with injustice. Law and judges are essential for the functioning of justice.

1. Judges are essential to justice. Their role is to decide whether a, injustice or crime has occurred and what the remedy should be. Justice requires judging.


2. Justice needs law. People need to know before they act, whether the action they are intending to take is unjust or not. Laws provide a way for people to know in advance what actions are unjust, so they can avoid them. Judges also need sound law. They can then decide whether an action was unjust, by assessing it against the law.

The judicial process has two phases:

1. Declaration of Truth;
2. Remedial Action.

Both are essential for the administration of justice.