Inequality before the law
Visualization of narrower problems
Name(s):
Inequitable administration of justice
Denial of right to equal protection by the law
Prejudicial treatment in the administration of justice
Biased legal systems
Nature
Unequal access to legal advice, representation and other legal facilities, which may or may not be written into the law, acts as a special restriction on the rights of certain sections of the community.
Claim
The poor, outcasts and minorities are discriminated against in the enforcement and the interpretation of law. Proposals for change offered by sub-groups are rejected by the majority body as not serving the needs of the whole.
Narrower
Aggravates
Distortionary tax systems [in 3 loops]
Denial of right to liberty [in 1 loop]
Mistrust of system of justice [in 1 loop]
Underutilization of legal rights [in 3 loops]
Aggravated by
Strategy(ies)
Type
(D) Detailed problems