Selective Justice: a Threat to the Rule of Law
This articles uses instances of selective justice to highlight the threat it poses to the rule of law.
This articles uses instances of selective justice to highlight the threat it poses to the rule of law.
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A society responds to crimes and wrongs in various ways. At an institutional level, it responds through its justice system, which manifests itself through its criminal and civil streams. The countries that accord priority to crimes and wrongs being caused to their citizens undertake serious academic research and then link the research to larger public policy to redress the grievances of their citizens.