Justice For Sale

Joseph Grcic

E-LOGOS, 2017, vol. 2017, issue 1, 44-52

Abstract: The judicial system is essential for resolving disputes peacefully, reducing conflict and maintaining social order. It is a system established by a political and legal structure which, if rational and legitimate, operates in such a manner which coheres with the basic societal structure and produces reasoned decisions by judges who apply the law to the relevant facts of the case. A rational society, which must include a rational judiciary, is one which must choose the most efficient means to achieve its ends, here assumed to be that of a representative democracy similar to that outlined by John Rawls and others. These necessary means to achieve these goals are the rule of law, meritocracy, stability and legitimacy.

Keywords: justice; meritocracy; legitimacy; rule of law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.449

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