What is Justice?
[[File:Iustitia van Heemskerck.png|thumb|‘’Justitia’’ by Maarten van Heemskerk, 1556. ‘’Justitia’’carries symbolic items such as: a sword, Weighing scale and a blindfold<ref>Cuban ''Law's Blindfold'', 23.</ref>]] {{other uses}} '''Justice''' is a [[concept]] on [[ethics]] and [[law]] that means that people behave in a way that is fair, [[wikt:equal|equal]] and balanced for everyone. ==In law== [[Government]]s, and especially the [[police]] and [[court]]s, see that the [[law]]s are [[wikt:obey|obeyed]] in most [[society|societies]]. Because they can [[wikt:punish|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 [[wikt:just#Adjective|just]]. If many people believe this, people may lose respect for the law and may even disobey it. However, in [[democracy|democratic]] societies, the law itself has ways to change or get rid of these unjust laws. ==Related pages== * [[Ethics]] * [[International Court of Justice]] * [[International Criminal Court]] * [[Morality]] * [[Napoleonic Code]] * [[Rationality]] * [[Social justice]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{Law}} {{stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Law]] [[Category:Virtues]] [[Category:Ethics]]