Justice: Is the law always fair and just? Justice is referred to as being one of the most basis aims of the law and an effective legal system. But, are laws always just? Examples of injustice include the conviction of an innocent person or institutionalised discrimination. There are different approaches and views on the relationship between law and justice. When reading think: o What did Aristotle mean by distributive justice and corrective justice? 0 Are these distinctions helpful in thinking about how justice works and who it works for? Are these ideas still relevant today? 0 About the idea of natural law - is it helpful to think that good law is in line with God's will (or what we know may be God's will - does it matter which God?) 0 Are there any circumstances in which law will not be just or fair if it operates on a "greatest good for the greatest number" approach? o What are the criticisms of the economic analysis of law