Monday, August 27, 2012

The Right to Justice

All rights have to be protected and enforced.
Laws provide this: legal protection.
Whether a right is protected by law or not is usually
the decision of each individual country's government.
If a national law does not exist,
sometimes, a state or city may provide the legal protection instead.
An example of this are U.S. cities that promote/enforce
 stronger clean air laws than the U.S. federal government provides,
for the Right to Clean Air.

Law leads to justice.
This seems obvious.


The best case scenario for rights, however, would be  
to utilize the role of international law in protecting human rights and social justice.
This is especially needed with basic survival needs,
such as the Right to Food or the Right to Water.

But different countries and cultures have trouble agreeing.
Still, it would seem we could find a united consensus 
on laws protecting the most basic rights,
such as those above or the Right to Life for Humans.

Rights justice has a long way to progress.
International law organizations could help in this effort.
The effectiveness of international law as a role player for
basic needs-rights is a huge untapped resource in the fight for global justice.



Still, we have a Right to Justice.


Justice is what love looks like in public.
                                           Cornel West


30 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree. We the people have the right to justice, yet every culture has their own beliefs. Every government sees the right to justice in their own way. -SA

Anonymous said...

I agree that we all should have the right to justice. I feel that all countries should agree on basic human rights. No person should be denied the right to freedom or basic survival needs such as food and water. I find the denial of these rights to be inhumane and unethical. However, as Americans what we find to be morally wrong may not be in other countries due to culture differences. I agree that we should have a united consensus of human rights to protect all individuals. ANC

Anonymous said...

Although, I agree there should be a Global right to justice, I doubt that all countries would agree being that every culture, form of government and religion is different. Unfortunately, what drives most of the leaders in this world is a greed for Power and Money. Due to this, what is in the best interest of the People may not be in the interest of leaders. JA

Anonymous said...

The Right to Justice is what we have or is it? Lots of times we are talking about other countries or cultures not having the right to justice, but in some cases, we barely have the right to justice here in America.

A252

Anonymous said...

I believe that the Right to Justice should be a global right. However that being said this can only come to pass in my own humble opinion when there is a strong and firm establishment of absolute truth. My reason for believing that is because in order for a universal Right to Justice to be enforced we must have a absolute standard of right and wrong. Stating if you do this no matter what its wrong and if you do that no matter what its right. This belief though stands in strong contradiction to the common belief and teaching that's been accepted of what is right for you is right for you and what is right for me is right for me that everything is relative and there is no absolute truth and in turn no absolute right or wrong. With out this moral plumb line you can't determine whether or not the Right to Justice is being infringed upon or if it's being applied fairly to all. MAR III

Anonymous said...

The right to justice is the most crucial factor of law for any "human being". It is sad and unfortunate to know that there are other countries with leaders who take away the right to food , water, and freedom. We would think that anyone who takes the responsibility of being a leader should provide ways to help and protect their people, instead of taking human rights as we know away from innocent people. The worst part about it all is the fact that individuals without human rights or freedom of speech do not know any better and have accustomed themselves to thinking that having no rights is normal. AD

Anonymous said...

The rights to food and water is something that should not be taken away from any individual, no matter what country or cultural background they come from. R.K.S.

Anonymous said...

Global rights to justice means GLOBAL CONTROL, Governments do not need to be involved in everything. LO

Anonymous said...

International law has the duty not only of enforce it in the countries that are in need of, but to also provide awarness and educate the more sensitive countries of the benefits for their people.

LC

Anonymous said...

The right to justice does varies from country to country, people see and think differently everywhere you go, I agree that everyone should have the right to food and water, although I do believe that every country is different, we all seek the same, "Justice". I do not agree on a country interfering on other countries ways of getting things done unless human rights are violated, but then again in many countries government are chosen by the people, and people united are stronger than government. If only people as a whole would stand up to their government things would probably be different, but then again this is just my opinion.

SVL

Anonymous said...

People must be controlled by certain law or social enforcement. The right to justice is something that all individuals deserve in any circumstances. Each government applies justice in a different way. The rights that we are referring to in this writing are a need not a want.
Apple

Anonymous said...

Everyone has the right to justice. Governments should help people to have simple rights, like the right to water or air, even then all of us should want to WANT their rights and live right.SVV

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Everyone will agree that we have the right to justice, yet is it really applied? Sometime we could be very hypocritical saying that other countries don't apply the justice of right, yet we also are the same way. I feel that the justice of right is just use when it benefits others. Justice of rights has to be applied every time, either if it's right or wrong.-GAU0924

Anonymous said...

Anonymous......



I agree with the "Right to Justice" blog. All human beings by birth have the right to basic human survival needs like food and water. Not only that but each individual has the right to make of their life what ever they chose, as long as it doesn't put others into harm. Human rights is something that shouldn't be defined by a government or social status. It is something that we as a people should value and treasure above all, for a life is precious and should be treated as such. Although we create laws in an attempt to protects these rights, law alone cant do all the work. We must understand and embrace the fact that before a social class, religion, ethnic group, color or gender we are human. We all suffer and we all want to be happy and if we fail to value the rights of others than we have failed to give ourselves the value we deserve. LMI

Anonymous said...

i agree that everyone has a right to justice. I also agree with some of the comments like SA, ANC, and JA. The thing is everyone has their own views on justice, and some time it turns into revenge. They want that person to feel the pain they've felt, and some cultures accept this. Now is it wrong? yes, no, maybe so but if we we're put in to that persons shoes what would we do? Are we now blending justice and revenge. ATM

Anonymous said...

As an American, we have many rights and laws we have to abide by. The unfortunate part is many citizens take their rights and laws that protect them for granted. could it be because they feel they are the exception? Meanwhile in other countries, there are people struggling to survive.
-MR

Anonymous said...

As of right now humans are not ready to share international laws. Yes it would be amazing and our world would be in a much better place right now. Unfortunately, getting the world to agree on something is pretty much impossible. But who knows what the future holds for us, maybe we'll finally realize that united we're much stronger. However, for now global justice is a distant dream. CMH

Anonymous said...

What I truly understand from this blog is that our rights depend on what we believe and in what our government or society believe on. Every government and society has different beliefs in how to enforce their laws. Its hard to just expose your beliefs in a government that may not accept the way u think. MAV

Anonymous said...

The right to freedom and the speech is the most important rights that we have in our country. The law protects these rights. There are others countries in the world were the people are not as lucky as we are because there citizen can not express there ideas and they do not even have access to the internet. MCC

Anonymous said...


I am a strong believer of the basic human rights for food and water. But I’d have to disagree with the right to justice. Times have changed, so has the world and the people in it. Different countries have different cultures, different beliefs, and different ideas of ethics. What you might believe to be justice, may not be justice to someone else.

JPK

Anonymous said...

Everyone has a right to justice. Where you are on the map would determine what rights you have. It's sad to say this, but it is a fact of life. The right to justice we have in the United States, would either be null or void in another country. Until the world learns to live together and abide by laws that protect the rights of others, we will still have flagrant and hideous violations of rights like those that occurred in Rwanda. What worries me is that we did nothing to stop it. mjd

Anonymous said...

Thinking our rights are protected, is not always true! Sometimes our rights are taken from us, if it benefits someone superior to us. There are many situations that will never be justified. Once in awhile, we get a good leader who really cares about our rights. If everyone had equal rights, we would have more justice. HL

Anonymous said...

Where would we be if we didn't have a right to justice? Well we are there. The right to justice, to water and to food are not rights that are universal. How can we as humans, allow our government to send troops to other countries to fight for politics, but not for the basic human rights? I hope that one day, the next generation will see our mistakes and amend them greatly.

Mercy

Anonymous said...

Everyone thinks they have the right to Justice but in reality, the government decides what happens. We hear court cases all the time and the public expresses their own opinion but then the government system does the exact opposite. The right to Justice is not something every country has. Every country has their own view on what’s just and what isn't. Justice is something every person deserves but in a country where justice is denied, no person feels safe.

JB

Anonymous said...

Enforced justice reassures confidence of being protected from yourself, or others acting wrong. It is an instinctual nature of humans moral rightness based on ones ethics, rationality, religious believes, or equity. According to diversity justice is often interpret differently, but it all boils down to the same reasoning of right versus wrong. Obviously, The Right to Justice is not exercised unanimously; but because of it, many people fight so that we are all treated respectfully and fair. It’s horrendous that even among ourselves the meaning of justice is manipulated specially for power; without benevolence, generosity, or compassion to our same and equals. Justice through law helps maintain equilibrium in society; otherwise there will be chaos. COCO.

Anonymous said...

Justice is a right all nations should have. The problem is that since different countries have such a vast diversity of beliefs, it is hard to promote international laws. For instance, there are some countries that do not have an extradition agreement, which means that a criminal from another nation can go and hide out, escaping the rulings against him/her in another country. And as long as that person does not leave that particular land, he/she will never face legal proceedings for his/her actions. Then, justice will never be served to the victims of that criminal.

GS

Anonymous said...

Infringed rights beget unlawful actions, and vice versa. Justice is something to be fought for, however, our nation's idea of right and wrong can strongly juxtapose a neighboring countries ideals. This international rule may look pretty printed on glossy paper, but the reality is, we are fighting for justice on our own grounds on a day-to-day basis. SV

Anonymous said...

Each nation needs to support an international system of justice that complements and reinforces national justice systems. Such a system is essential to deter those contemplating human rights crimes, to enable survivors to obtain justice and redress, and to support post-conflict reconciliation between countries. The system once enacted, should hold accountable those accused of grave human rights abuses, such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

This system should be stronger than the United Nations, and have a relentless reach. It should be a safety net to ensure that perpetrators cannot evade justice by crossing borders. mjd

Anonymous said...

Since each country enforces different laws, I can see why it may be difficult to come to a united consensus. Although there are cultural differences among each of us, the basic rights of food and water should not be denied. It should not matter where you are from. More equality= more justice. AVJ

Anonymous said...

Everyone should strive to end discrimination against citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness, equality, and justice for all. SM