From all this, here are some components of justice:
*balance (whether of power, in attempts to correct some sort of wrong, etc)
*fair to the extent that no one party is disproportionately benefited over another
*in the sense of something "doing someone justice"... there is the idea of "what someone deserves" or "what is due that person"
*in the case of law,etc, the crime must demand the punishment
So the key things?! --> necessary balance, blind to such emotions and biases that would obstruct the deliverance of what a person deserves.... who decides what people deserve? trust in the people in power, perhaps... or in society as a whole... or perhaps this brings in the concept of reverence....
1. Bosnian Muslim's War Crimes Trial Starts
"Prosecutors awaited a last-minute ruling Monday on their request to move the war crimes trial of a former Bosnian army officer accused of allowing Muslim fighters to commit atrocities against Serbs and Croats."
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"Retired Gen. Rasim Delic is charged with murder, rape and cruel treatment for the actions of soldiers under his command during the 1992-95 Bosnian war."
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"His trial was set to begin Monday at The Hague, but prosecutors were hoping judges would transfer the case to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, where they say they can make a stronger case."
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"As of Monday morning, the tribunal had not ruled on the motion to transfer the trial.
Delic's attorney Vasvija Vidovic pushed for a trial in The Hague, saying that Delic would have to wait at least 10 months before a trial could begin in Sarajevo.
"That is certainly not in the interests of justice, she said." ...
2. Congress Returns, Ready to Battle Bush
"Congressmen returning from their Independence Day break are ready for battle with the White House, with Democrats decrying President Bush's commutation of former aide I. Lewis Scooter Libby's prison sentence and fighting Bush's latest claim of executive privilege."
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"Meanwhile, several Democratic-run investigations are playing out this week as they head toward contempt of Congress citations and, if neither side yields, federal court:
--Monday is the deadline for the White House to explain why Bush is refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena for e-mails and other documents on his aides' involvement in the firings of eight federal prosecutors last winter. The White House is not expected to comply with the deadline.
--In a pair of hearings Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will look at Bush's commutation last week of Libby's prison sentence for obstruction of justice in the CIA leak case. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hear from former White House political director Sara Taylor about the prosecutor firings, according to Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
--The next day, the House panel is expected to turn to the prosecutor firings and has scheduled testimony from former White House Counsel Harriet Miers." ...
3. British Girl, 3, Released in Nigeria
"A British toddler was released by gunmen in southern Nigeria on Sunday and reunited with her parents, who said she was fine but hungry and covered in mosquito bites."
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"In Britain, Foreign Secretary David Miliband thanked those who worked to secure her release.
I was delighted and relieved to hear of Margaret's release, he said. I am grateful to the Nigerian authorities for all their help and I hope the perpetrators will be swiftly brought to justice.''
Gunmen seized Margaret while the car taking her to school idled in traffic Thursday in Port Harcourt, an oil industry center."
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"Margaret, whose driver was stabbed as he tried to shield her during the attack, is the third child to be seized in six weeks. The other two victims, both released unharmed after a few days in captivity, were the children of prominent Nigerian families."...
4. For Mays, All-Star Game Was Stage for His Talent
"In his time, the golden age of Aaron and Aparicio, Kaline and Koufax, Musial and Mantle, Mays collected superlatives. He defined baseball greatness, a man equipped with unsurpassed natural skills and a pure zest for the game that made him one of the most dynamic players in history.
“What made Willie different was his desire,” the Hall of Famer Ernie Banks said."
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"Simple statistics do not do him justice. There was a .302 career batting average and 660 home runs, 1,903 runs batted in and 3,283 hits, substantial numbers that were skewed because he missed two seasons serving in the Army, then played much of his career in Candlestick Park." ...
5. The Week in Westchester
"The Westchester County district attorney released a report last week criticizing the police, prosecutors and defense lawyers for the wrongful murder conviction and 16-year incarceration of Jeffrey Deskovic and calling for reforms to prevent a repeat of such injustice."
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" Mr. Deskovic, 33, was 16 when he was arrested in the rape and murder of 15-year-old Angela Correa. He was released from prison in September 2006 after spending half his life behind bars. The release came after another man, implicated by DNA tests, confessed to the crime.
The report, which was done pro bono by two retired judges, a retired prosecutor and a legal aid lawyer, criticized the Peekskill police and county prosecutors for having “tunnel vision” in their investigation, for failing to consider adequately DNA evidence that indicated someone else was involved and for failing to videotape the interview sessions with Mr. Deskovic." ...
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