... Justice is a difficult concept to define, the words a person may use when defining it might include fairness, honesty, equality and truth. The legal system tries to achieve justice for all individuals. Sometimes it succeeds and other times it fails. It is said, to be easier in seeing when justice has not been done than when it has. Law sets out to be just. The formal justice system involves institutions following laid down procedures and principles. The aim is to have a just and independent system. The system offered to individuals today would be the same used for another next week. All are equal before the law regardless of wealth, position or power, and all are subject to the same due process. Justice is something that we all want from a law and believe should be an integral part of any legal system. However, there are numerous examples from ...

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