Culmination of Law

Culmination of Law

A philosophical inquiry into the origins of justice in law as fairness

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fatemeh Seryan 1
Mehrzad Shiri 2
Ahmad Asadian 3
1 PhD student, Department of Public Law, Emirates Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dubai, UAE
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Law, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/thdad.2023.538073.1932
Abstract
Justice is the main concern of philosophers and thinkers, has left its most important impact on the science of law. Along with the development of human societies from ancient times to the formation of modern governments, philosophers have offered various definitions of justice. The concept of justice is considered by Greek philosophers as the basis for the formation of this concept in the structure of political societies. Coinciding with the developments of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance, law was mixed with another form of justice. Concepts such as just war led to the notion of justice as the most fundamental goal of law. Has enjoyed. In particular, this development has been well reflected in the distributional justice that governs state sovereignty. In this article, the concept of justice among philosophers and its developments from ancient times to the era of modern governments have been studied and concepts such as equality and justice have been considered as alternatives to justice.
Keywords
Justice
fairness
government
philosophers
modern government

Subjects

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Culmination of Law
Volume 9, Issue 4
Winter 2024
Pages 185-212