We must continue George Bizos’s quest for justice

  • 📰 mailandguardian
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 53 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 25%
  • Publisher: 92%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

COMMENT: To achieve a fair society, acting in the spirit of the late George Bizos is crucial, not just within the formal legal system, but within every individual

and their years-long fight for justice and compensation. Think of a friend who may have stood up to an injustice in the workplace and, as a result, effectively being managed out of any career progression or even a career. Think of those unable to access basic water and sanitation services and of the state resources specifically set aside for such purposes being looted through shadow state structures.

So how do we live in a manner that is fair and just? Just like in a courtroom, there are always different sides to an argument — different perspectives on a particular issue. Whether it is an issue relating to a grievance at work, a disagreement at home, or the rights of a large group of people, there are always differences of opinion that need to be reconciled to achieve peace or progress.

This also means that finding justice in everyday life is not always trivial, and can be an emotional and complex task that must be rooted in logic, evidence and agreed-on principles such as. After all, when there is no clear line between right and wrong, and often there isn’t, we have to vigorously defend what is fair.

But any conversation about justice or fairness cannot happen in isolation from realities on the ground. We are in an intensely connected world, in which the ease of communication, through the combination of cellphones and the internet, has led to an environment in which justice, and evidence, is being crowdsourced.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 2. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

George Bizos: heroic human rights lawyer with macabre duty to represent the deadAdvocate George Bizos, who has died at the age of 92, stands in the pantheon of South African human rights lawyers and anti-apartheid activists.
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »

TEMBEKA NGCUKAITOBI: Travels with George Bizos on the road to MarikanaThe acclaimed human rights lawyer was no stranger to disappointment in the justice system
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »