What is justice? What does it have to do with the law?

Many people do not know exactly what justice is. Sometimes it seems to be something ephemeral and declarative, used primarily to enhance the impression, stimulate the imagination and give meaning to a particular event. Impartiality is often speculated by politicians, but at times time distorts its true value and real essence. However, the right to justice is of paramount importance in legislation, and not only in scientific works and philosophical treatises. The law approximates objectivity to reality, although it does not give it an exact definition, leaving this question open for interpretation by its theoreticians of law.

So, the well-known Ukrainian figure in the field of law A. Skakun considers open-mindedness to the general principles of law and defines it as "a measure of moral and legal proportionality of the person invested and received in all spheres of human life and their legal provision".

The Russian theorist of law V. Hropanyuk, explaining what justice is, gives the formulation of the concept of its principle a social connotation. Among the general provisions of law, he calls the principle of social justice and considers it decisive when considering relevant legal matters, such as the appointment of a pension, the provision of housing, the definition of a measure of criminal punishment.

Indeed, legality as a principle of law is of considerable importance in legal practice. T. Honore in the work "On the right. A brief introduction notes that it is more important to operate with the notion of "justice" when it refers to the application of the rules of law in life. The maximum fair use of these norms requires those who use them (police, judges, officials) to be impartial, listen to both or all parties involved in the case, leave aside personal interests and know well what justice is.

Quite often there is the question of whether the level of punishment corresponds to the crime committed by a person. The answer to this is quite categorical, because the punishment for a crime must necessarily be proportionate in its severity to the crime committed. The rule of law, applied fairly, is primarily a non-discriminatory approach, impartiality. This not only says that the offense stipulated by law and the terms of punishment must be consistent with each other, but also about the necessity of formulating a punishment that is fair in relation to the gravity of the crime, the circumstances in which it occurred, and the person who committed the unlawful actions.

Finally, I would like to emphasize: law and justice are inseparable and interrelated. Although, unfortunately, many have lost faith in this, but the law was created to be a legal representation of objectivity. Yes, now corruption reigns everywhere, and it is almost impossible to eradicate it in Russia and many other countries. Nevertheless, there are still those who remember what justice is, as well as their oath, and adhere to the words spoken in it.