Essays on Justice

Common law is based on judges past decisions rather than written law. The common law system takes past decisions made by judges and uses them in new situations that are similar to the original event; otherwise known as the term “stare decisis”. The common law...

Known by Hammurabi , “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”, this code draws back to the early Middle East during ancient Mesopotamia. This idea thrived way before the Bible was created or ancient groups like the Greeks or Romans emerged. This...

Throughout Hammurabi’s Law Code several values of society are listed. The values of society range from personal injury to property and wage regulations. In the personal injury section, they show how women with children were important in that time period. Rule 209 and 210 state,...

Thesis statement. Because the Hammurabi Code relied on chance to determine innocent verse guilty, it is wrong. Therefore, the whole Code should never be used in a court of law, but a code should employ evidence to decide one’s judgment in all cases. Hammurabi was...

Hammurabi’s code, Moses’ code, and other ancient law codes came into existence to establish order in the formerly agile anarchy that consumed the First Civlizations. With law, citizens understand that with every action comes a reaction and will then be less inclined to commit what...

As we all are aware, for every action that is taken there will always be a reaction. Now that reaction may not be the one you’re looking for, but bad actions call for bad consequences. In this case, bad consequences mean there is next to...

A blindfolded lady holding scales and a sword, this is the metaphorical embodiment of Justice. The parts of this portrayal make a reasonable and adjusted equity framework insofar as the framework tails them. The scales speak to adjust, in which each bit of proof for...

The Civil Justice System was established to resolve disputes arising between two individuals or organizations. The civil courts play an essential role in promoting social order by resolving disputes, they also help in regulating economic activity of the state by guaranteeing the enforcement of contracts,...

One of the problems in the American criminal justice system is that people from low-income backgrounds or even color are convicted of more crimes and sentenced to imprisonment than other wealthier non-people of color. But this country has its police force that keeps the streets...

A jury typically made up of twelve citizens, is sworn into court to give a verdict on a legal case, based on the evidence that is presented. An executioner is set to carry out the sentence set by a judge if the jury finds the...