Indeed,
justice has shaped the world but the question is how has man come to see the
true meaning of this conception. Many hold that it is as a result of the
complexities attached to the social being of mankind makes the term
increasingly intricate and difficult to pin down because of mans cultural
variation and linguistic usage.
It
is therefore the aim of this piece is to take a critical look at the nature of
justice and the role it has played in turning society around and shaping the
world for the better.
The
survival of the human race is predicated on the template of justice. This is
true because a critical examination of the hypothetical state of nature as espoused
by philosophers such as Hobbes and Locke shows that if not the coming together
of wise few who championed for the coming together of the rest in some kind of
social contract, man would have long gone into extinction because in the state
of nature, life was short, harsh and brutish. It was a dog eat dog world.
In
their coming together, they set the pace for the emergence of a civil society
regulated by concepts such as Law and justice which brings among others natural
justice, socio economic justice e.t.c
Human
civilization through the ages have had one form of justice or the other
ingrained in its culture and mode of existence from the primitive stage of man
to contemporary times of the rule of law.
It
is justice that coordinates all what man has and will be, therefore justice is
the panacea to mans and solutions to mans miseries in the context of human
social evolution.
As
a result of human rationalization, the codification of our laws aims to achieve
this (justice). Hence man design constitutions charters, treaties e.t.c. Again
how far has all these workings of man faired in the light of the challenges man
is faced with in the 21st century? Could one say that justice is a
live experience in these modern times?
However placed the argument is, justice truly
has shaped the world. It has affected human psyche so much that even our daily activities is geared
toward attaining it. The most fundamental of it all is that justice has
separated man from beast. The essence of our civilization is because of our
gradual understanding of justice and our future will be determined by how much
justice truly affects human social intercourse. Therefore, international
organizations (the U.N), regional bodies and national governments must take
urgent steps towards spreading the message on justice as a way of preventing
wars and help the future challenges that await man in her match towards greatness.
Yek keme
Dept
of philosophy, University of Lagos
Yekeme4u@gmail.com.
www.yekipedia.blogspot.com
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