How Courts Impact Justice
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Objective
I can evaluate how courts contribute to or hinder the pursuit of justice.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Courts ideally provide a neutral forum for resolving disputes, ensuring fair application of laws and protecting individual rights.
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Courts can hinder justice because access to legal representation is unequal, court procedures can be complex, and judges may have biases.
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Courts are bound to apply existing laws, so the pursuit of justice may require changing unjust laws through legislative action or social movements.
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Practice
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According to the passage, what is one way courts ideally contribute to the pursuit of justice?
Explain how unequal access to legal representation can hinder the pursuit of justice within the court system.
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“Describe one way in which courts can contribute to the pursuit of justice and one way in which they can hinder it, based on the reading passage.”
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