HOW FAR WOULD YOU AGREE THAT THE PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF THE LAW IS THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE? To determine the significance of justice in any legal system it is necessary to identify the two central issues, which have to be taken into consideration when discussing law and justice. The first is the theoretical differences on the definition of justice and secondly; the law has been lined with many other objectives. Certainly there is a connection …showed first 75 words of 4355 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4355 total…justice, namely formal and substantive justice and the principles of natural justice. I would agree that the pursuit of justice is certainly a large part of the law in that it appears to be linked to everything, including the other functions of law that have been discussed. However to say that justice is the principal object of law cannot be determined, although perhaps the incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights will elevate this.