John Stuart Mill: Two Components of Justice
by This is about the two components of justice as written by John Stuart Mill. It also includes comments about the topic.
John Stuart Mills also wrote on the two components of justice. The first component is the will of a person to impose punishment for any violator of one’s right. The reason behind such punishment is the harm inflicted by the culprit against another. However, this component of justice is in line with man’s nature to sympathize others. Thus, every imposition of punishment comes with it a pound of sympathy. The second component of justice is that there is an identifiable victim who suffers if justice is infringed upon. In other words, justice should not be taken lightly in order to avoid irreparable damage and injury to any victim of its violation.
I agree with the theory of justice written by John Stuart Mills. As basis, I would present a scenario wherein a member of a family is being killed by another person. Such killer must be punished in accordance with law despite that some people may give sympathy to him for any greater punishment like death penalty or life imprisonment. The rationale behind such imposition of punishment is to give retribution and promote justice in favor of the heirs of the victim. The law must be implemented for the peace and security of all people, hence, extending the theory of general utility being explained by Mills.
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