1. JUSTICELAW 012
AS EQUALITY

2. WHAT IS EQUALITY?
• Same status, level, rights, protections BUT
• World full of inequality(Nagel)
• Hart sees principle of equality is an underlying
essence of justice.

3. EQUALITY IN ISLAM
• The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between
your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy. (Al-
Quran: Al-Hujurat 49:13)
• O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female
and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one
another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the
most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
(Al-Quran: Al-Hujurat 49:13)
• Principle of musawat ; equality before the law and rights &
duties

4. TYPES OF EQUALITY
• Freedom – right to life, movement
• Welfare – protect interest of poor
people, affirmative action.
• Resources – country’s wealth
• Political – freedom of speech, expression and
association.

5. AIM OF JUSTICE: EQUALITY
• All people should be treated equally unless there
is some significant differences between their
cases.
• Thus,justice and equality require rules to set out
how classes of people should be treated. E.g:-
• All murderes will be hung
• Insane adult can plead the defence of
unsoundness of mind in criminal case

6. All people should be treated equally
To ensure equality, the doctrine of stare decisis (judicial
precedent) is followed in the courtroom, i.e. similar cases will apply
similar legal principles to ensure consistency and equality in
decisions
Justice and equality require rules, setting out how categories or
classes of people should be treated
Article 8 Federal Constitution:
“All are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection.
No discrimination against citizen on the grounds of race,
religion, gender, place of birth etc”

7. THINK OF JUSTICE AS EQUALITY
• Justice as equal treatment: Everyone should be
treated equally. What does this means?
• If a special needs child is placed in a separate
class is the child being treated equally?