Can Human Justice Ever Be Achieved?

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This paper takes a look at human justice and the ideal of equality between the sexes, races, class and religions. The paper focuses primarily on the issue of women's rights.

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"Take, for example, a healthcare provider treating an aboriginal couple. Because of past historical injustices, today, even indigenous persons who have endeavored to become integrated into Australian society have higher rates of single parenthood, incarceration rates, and unemployment, and fall short of every possible Westernized measurement of success in contemporary life. (Calma, 2006, p.1) The instance of domestic abuse might seem to simply pose the question--did the indigenous husband commit the crime to which he or she was accused? If so, the person should be incarcerated. But previous inequitable social conditions may drive the roots of the difficulties between the couple, making the issue of reporting more difficult. Also, biased judges and juries may make the person's punishment, however unconsciously, harsher because of the defendant's race. To report an abusive man from a racial minority may be just, but it also may exacerbate an age-old historical injustice."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Calma, Tom "From rhetoric to reconciliation--Addressing the challenge of equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in criminal justice processes." The Elliott Johnston Tribute Lecture--given at Flinders University. 23 May 2006. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Website. [31 May 2006] http://www.hreoc.gov.au/index.html
• "Migration Amendment: 2006 Opening Statement." The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee. 22 May 2006. [31 May 2006] http://www.hreoc.gov.au/legal/submissions/migration20060522_opening.html
• "National Human Rights Dialogue." Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. . [31 May 2006] http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/human_rights_dialogue/index.html
• "Sex Discrimination." Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. . [31 May 2006]http://www.hreoc.gov.au/sex_discrimination/index.html
• Shakespeare, William. "The Merchant of Venice." Adelaide and MIT University Shakespeare Homepage. . [31 May 2006] Complete Electronic text. . [31 May 2006]http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/mirror/classics.mit.edu/Shakespeare/merchant/index.html

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