JUSTICE :
Justice is usually associated with the law. It symbolized by a blindfolded statue
holding a balance and a sword signifying fairness in accordance with the laws of
the society and the sword to render the deserved punishment for the crime.
The Bible on the other hand states that it is first and foremost a relational term --
people living in right relationship with God, one another, and the natural creation.
As God is just and loving, so we are called to do justice and live in love.
The movie "A Time to Kill " by John Grisham is one fine example of how a man
who broke the law was given the "justice" he deserve because of the mitigating
circumstances that pushed him to commit the crime.
LAWS :
Laws are the systems of rules which a particular country or community recognizes
as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition
of penalties.
A Legislative body, usually elected by the people gather themselves in assemblies to
discuss about the formulation of set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the
government of a state, the relationship between the organs of the government and the
subjects of the state, and the relationship or conduct of subjects towards each other,
a rule or body of rules made by the legislature.
Laws are not universal and just like language, it varies with people and age.
The law doesn't always represent justice. Legal doesn't always equate to morality.
An example is the Apartheid Law of South Africa.
The Constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents
that constitute the legal basis of polity, organization or other type of entity, and
commonly determine how the entity is to be governed.
In the movie "With Honors", Joe Pesci clearly defined the essence of the constitution,
and why it is the embodiment of a nation and its people.
LAWYERS :
A Lawyer is a person who practices or studies law. They are also called attorneys,
legal practitioners, barristers, and legal counsels.
Daniel Webster quoted, "Even the devil deserves a legal counsel." An accused is
presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. Lawyers are needed for due process
and they have to defend their clients to the best of their ability.
Al Pacino made his stars shine after portraying a lawyer in the movie "And Justice
for All" ...
The fight for justice is always an interesting note, as lawyers fight it out in the court
of law. Money, influence, reason, pride and prestige, sentiments, traditions, and even
religion play big parts in the argument of law and a lot of times the truth is twisted
and justice is denied.
Now we go down as how the three - justice, law and lawyers - serve as the brush that
sketches the historical character in a canvass. Historians give us a picture how a
nation and its people were shaped by men's desire to build an orderly society.
Hereunder is a list of books and its movie-tie-ins :
1. Anatomy of a Murder by William Traver which was made into a movie
starring James Stewart
2. Laughing Whitefish also by William Traver
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee which was made into a movie
starring Gregory Peck
4. Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence which was made into a movie
starring Spencer Tracy
5. 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose which was made into a movie
starring Henry Fonda
6. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow which was made into a movie
starring Harrison Ford
7. A Time to Kill by John Grisham which was made into a movie
starring Samuel Jackson
8. A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin which was made into a movie
starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nickolson
9. Amistad by David Pesci and made into a movie by Steven Spielberg
10. Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell and made into a movie that
featured Madonna
And an extra good first episode of TV series Boston Legal about how lawyers
pull tricks out of hat.
Notes from Karambola :
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** "How amazing things are done when no seeks the credit for it."
** "You sold us down the river" - idiom to describe how government lawyers sold out
** " An unjust law is not law at all. " - Martin Luther King
** " Beware the fate of the furious man. " - Oliver Wendell Holmes
** " Beware of the quiet man
While others speaks, he watch
While others acts, he plans
And when they finally rests, he strikes
** Contracts -- contracts can only be valid when they are not contrary to law
-- cancellation of contracts - not even congress can impair an obligation
under a contract
** Preponderance of evidence -- as long as you can show some bits of evidence
** The First Act of Sovereignty -- No international court can implement a ruling in
our country.
** Presumption of Innocence -- " Even the devil deserves a legal counsel
-- presumed innocent until proven guilty
-- lawyers are needed to for due process, no lawyer, no trial
** The Power of the Judiciary -- to settle cases and controversies / justifiable
** Constitutional Law :
Quo Warranto order -- a case of first impression
-- it involves the interpretations of law that had never been
done before.
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