People in power make laws and the weaker party is supposed to follow those laws... ""(339D) Thus, according to Thrasymachus, justice is "obediance to the laws made by the rulers in the interest of the rulers... In time, people agreed to a sort of crude system of laws that established a system of right and wrong. The laws were, however, self serving to the more powerful. ... If two men, one just and the other unjust, possess a ring that would make them invisible when warn and allow them to do as they please without detection, the two men, both the just and unjust alike, will seize the opport...

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The primary concern of the crime control perspective is to protect the society and maintain law and order. It enforces the laws as outlined in the constitution. In exercising the various crime control procedures, the law enforcers are also expected to obey the rule of law. ... If he is found guilty, the law allows the law enforcers to issue the convict a penalty as stated by the law depending on the magnitude and nature of the crime committed. ... This therefore means that something is just or unjust depends on whether advantages and disadvantages are distributed appropriately in society well...

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As illustrated by the party platforms for the election, the general public still had little say in politics, women were still battling sexual oppression, and labor laws and health and safety regulations in the workplace were still atrocious. ... Also mentioned are the issues of child labor, minimum wage , women's labor laws, and the introduction of the "eight-hour wok day." ... Based on the statements included in the Progressive party's 1912 platform regarding public involvement in politics, the oppression of women, and the unjust labor laws in the country, one is left to assume th...

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Formalities of law and practice would amount to the formation of an ethical standard which Machiavelli strives to meet by actively encouraging the condemnation of those who have broken the public trust (D I.45.93). ... From Machiavelli's perspective, the citizens in a republic must overcome the notion that ingratitude is always unjust and begin seeing justice of the ingratitude as that which will help maintain freedom. ...

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Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.1 In spite of significant improvements of environmental protection by environmental justice activists, over the years many people worldwide still live in unsafe and unhealthy environments. ... The unjust environmental practices predominantly impact the poor and those composed mainly of ethnic, social, and racial minorities. ...

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