Overview

• It is generally up to local communities to decide the procedures for settling legal disputes.
• There are many ways it can be done, but the ‘adversarial justice system’, where both parties present evidence to a neutral decision maker (a judge or an arbitrator), is probably the most effective for achieving justice.
• Although not perfect, the justice system functions well today - it is the laws themselves that are broadly misaligned with the Legal Principle. ‘Obstructing justice’ (denying due process) is included in the Legal Principle’s definition of aggression - but the 3L Philosophy does not prescribe exactly what procedural rights must be adopted to achieve this.
• No justice system will ever be perfect - some people will still be dishonest in any system.