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Justice. Meaning of justice and different stages of criminal administration of justice

Introduction Any concept of state or any society does not exist without justice. George Washington said the administration of justice is the firmest pillar of the government. Law exists to bind together the community. It is sovereign and cannot violate with impunity. The most essential function of the state is basically two. War and Administration of justice. If a state is not capable of either one or both of these functions they cannot be called a state. Meaning and Definition of Justice If we define the term 'Justice' means, "Fairness in the protection of rights and punishment of wrongs". So according to Salmond "Administration of justice implies the maintenance of rights within a political community by means of the physical force of the State".   The necessity of the Administration of Justice In the word of Jeremy Taylor: "A herd of wolves is quieter and more at one than so many men unless they all have one reason in then or h...