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What is the difference between law and justice?
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October 24, 2005

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Peter Lipton
October 24, 2005 (changed October 24, 2005) Permalink

This is a big question, but it is easy to see that there is a difference, since a law may be unjust, and justice may require something not mandated by law.

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