Reimagining Justice

Justice has long served as a cornerstone of both philosophical inquiry and legal practice. Historically, it has been interwoven with the evolution of legal systems that seek to enforce order through punitive measures. Yet, as classical theorists and modern critics have observed, the mechanisms of punishment often reveal a disjunction between the law’s outward appearance and the deeper, more abstract notion of justice. Thinkers such as Arendt have argued that while law can be deconstructed and critiqued, justice remains an ever-receding horizon—an ideal that cannot be fully captured by rigid legal norms. This tension compels us to ask: How can justice be realized when legal practices and legislative frameworks, often imbued with coercive power, fall short of encompassing the moral imperatives they claim to uphold?

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