1. World problems
  2. Inequality before the law

Inequality before the law

  • Inequitable administration of justice
  • Denial of right to equal protection by the law
  • Prejudicial treatment in the administration of justice
  • Biased legal systems

Nature

Unequal access to legal advice, representation and other legal facilities, which may or may not be written into the law, acts as a special restriction on the rights of certain sections of the community.

Claim

The poor, outcasts and minorities are discriminated against in the enforcement and the interpretation of law. Proposals for change offered by sub-groups are rejected by the majority body as not serving the needs of the whole.

Broader

Discrimination
Presentable

Narrower

Aggravates

Legal absurdities
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Corruption
Excellent
Legal segregation
Unpresentable
Elitism
Unpresentable
Bias in jury trials
Unpresentable

Related

Social injustice
Presentable
Segregation
Presentable

Strategy

Using bias
Yet to rate

Value

Elitism
Yet to rate
Prejudice
Yet to rate
Denial
Yet to rate
Inequality
Yet to rate
Bias
Yet to rate

Reference

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #1: No PovertySustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Law » Law
  • Law » Legality
  • Management » Administration
  • Societal problems » Deprivation
  • Societal problems » Imbalances
  • Societal problems » Protection
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    C1268
    DOCID
    11312680
    D7NID
    133056
    Last update
    May 20, 2022