Peace And Pain In The Justice System

"Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace". Dr Martin Luther King

Amber's Model of Holistic Law Practice reminds us of the goal in any legal case- which is to attain justice as peace.

In adversarial court processes- have we lost sight of what justice means? Dr Martin Luther King reminds us justice was made for the sake of peace; that is, justice means attaining peace. If so, peace must be the goal for all of those participating in a legal dispute, not just for one side at the expense of the 'other side'. Dr King does not say that peace is just for a selected few- but intimates this is our individual and collective right. We all have a right to peace.