Ilw1501 - Chapter 1 |10 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Complete the following sentence about substantive justice by choosing the correct option: Substantive justice... (a) concerns the way in which the legal rule is applied. (b) concerns the fairness of the content and meaning of a legal rule. (c) provides the procedures that must be followed in legal proceedings. (d) can only be achieved when formal justice has been achieved. {Ans: The correct option is b. (b) concerns the fairness of the content and meaning of a legal rule. We know that substantive justice does not concern the way in which a legal rule is applied. [p 13 of Learning Unit 1]. Thus, option a is ruled out as a possible answer. We also know that formal law concerns the procedures that must be followed in legal proceedings [p 12 of Learning Unit 1]. Thus, option c is ruled out as a possible answer. From Activity 1.5 and its feedback we know that substantive justice is not reliant on formal justice being achieved. [p 14 of Learning Unit 1]. Thus, option d is ruled out as a possible answer. This leaves us with option b. We do know that substantive justice concerns the fairness and meaning of a legal