Thursday, November 20, 2014

Meaning of Justice

Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. Justice must rooted in confidence and confidence is destroyed when right minded people go away thinking the Judge is biased. Justice is a concept of what is lawful, fair or equal. It can be classified in two categories: (a) distributive justice (b) remedial justice Injustice on the other hand, arises where equals are unequal and when unequal are treated equally U.C.H.B.M. v. Morakinyo (2014) 16 NWLR (Pt.1434) 589