Is Justice Attainable in a World of Diverse Expectations?
Is Justice Attainable in a World of Diverse Expectations?
The concept of justice is averse with a high expectations of people. Justice is explained differently depending on the regional context and community practices. Therefore, it is hard to comprehensively attain justice in a world with profound diversities and diverse expectations. For instance, a Caucasian may expect it is just to kill accused black men involved in crime while the same act may be perceived as cruel among the African community. Therefore, attaining global justice depends on numerous expectations that may not be comprehensively incorporated in the international justice system. Given the diversity among societies, it is difficult to easily attain global justice without doing away with tribal prejudice.
The world is working on a measure to attain global justice. The state of justice in the contemporary world outlines a place where all people live in a fair environment.[1] Therefore, attaining justice mainly aligns with the expectations of ensuring that all people receive their due. The study of justice looks at what people owe each other and the obligations they may have to each other. Therefore, the idea of justice may differ among diverse people. The rule of law help in the attainment of justice, but it is still far from reaching the expectations of certain groups of people. Notably, the comprehensive attainment of justice depends on people and thus what is just to certain people may feel unjust to others. For example, on some community crime is punishable by death. This is not the case in most of the Western countries. Nonetheless, there is a global cry for observation of universal human right even for suspects and the accused.
The demand for justice is universal and is aimed to bring peace among individuals. Hobbes while talking about the natural condition of mankind insisted that nature has made men so equal although some distinctions can be seen in size or sharpness.[2] Notably, the author further insists that people can be enemies simply because they desire the same thing which they cannot both enjoy. Therefore, in relation to the concept of justice, one may feel it is just that he gets it while the other will view it unjustly. Simply put, the concept of justice primarily depends on the subjects and their thoughts on the issue. People are mainly driven by their thoughts that they fail to pay special attention to what the rules aim to achieve and how they are drafted.
The issues of inequity and inequality exist in the contemporary world because there are numerous distinctions that at times define the way of life. The prisoner’s dilemma detailed by Sean Crawford outlines a scenario where two prisoners have to either corporate and sell out their partner or both defect and face a long jail term.[3] Notably, if both decide to remain silent, they will serve a short sentence in jail. However, the actions of the prisoners will depend on what they aim to achieve and their primary aim for their intake in the revolutionary movement. Notably, the situation does not outline justice but shows a situation where the prisoners have to determine their own justice. Conclusively, justice may be attainable, but diverse people may not view it in the same light. Therefore, the concept of justice can mean the same in the paper but appear differently in its implementation or how it is perceived in the contemporary world.
It is difficult to attain global justice because of cultural differences as well as due to individual differences. Global justice if viewed as a situation where all human being contends with the decisions made by the justice system. However, this has not always been the case. Hobbes argues that the sheer existence of resources that cannot be shared makes it difficult to attain a global justice. This is because the utilization of resources by one group denies other the chance to enjoy the benefit as well. Nonetheless, by minimizing the cultural differences and educating people on the need for change then global justice can be attained.
Bibliography
Brock, Gillian. “Global Justice.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. March 06, 2015. Accessed February 01, 2019. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-global/.
Crawford, Sean. “Prisoner’s Dilemma.” Springer Reference, September 30, 2006. doi:10.1007/springerreference_224296.
Hobbes, Thomas, Nancy A. Stanlick, and Daniel P. Collette. The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2016.
[1] Gillian Brock, “Global Justice.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. March 06, 2015. Accessed February 01, 2019. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-global/.
[2] Thomas Hobbes, Nancy A. Stanlick, and Daniel P. Collette, the Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2016.
[3] Sean Crawford, “Prisoner’s Dilemma,” Springer Reference, September 30, 2006. doi:10.1007/springerreference_224296.
