From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!csu-cs!bentson
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Title: Re: lawyers, guilt and murderers - (nf)
Article-I.D.: csu-cs.1981
Posted: Sat Jan 15 10:09:53 1983
Received: Tue Jan 18 03:31:09 1983
References: zehntel.694

The American courts have two functions: to hear cases of law and
to hear cases of equity. It's in this second role that the courts
can issue injunctions, etc. to prevent or right a wrong. It's in
this role that the courts are specifically concerned with justice.
(One should note that this dual function is being merged with the
addition of laws controlling what the courts can do in cases of
equity.)

But as was pointed out, the legislators should ensure that the laws
are also just.