Open Justice: The Negative Consequences Of Justice?

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How do we define justice? The dictionary defines it with words like righteousness and fairness. Often times when we hear the word justice, or hear about an unjust situation, we have an instinctual reaction. We all know what justice is, even without a dictionary definition. Justice is a virtue, justice is doing the right thing. But how can we define justice if it is doing what we individually think is the right thing to do? There are certain situations we would all define as unjust. Murdering someone, without cause, is not the right thing to do. Destroying or stealing someone else’s property is not the right thing to do. These unjust situations are something we have all agreed upon and set up rules to enforce. In situations like these, our …show more content…

The negative consequences of this open trade include poor living conditions, unsafe work environments, slave labor, and child labor overseas, and wage stagnation in the United States. According to the International Labour Organization almost 21 million people are victims of forced labor (n. pagn). 19 million of these people are exploited by private enterprises and individuals, and generate 150 billion dollars in profits per year (n. pagn). It wasn’t until February 2016 that the US President signed H.R. 644, which banned the import of products produced with forced and child labor (n. pagn). In addition to the negative consequences in developing countries, it also has negative consequences in the US. Not only is there a loss of jobs domestically, it also effects individuals who still have jobs in the US. When there is an increased supply of workers companies are able to both pay less and require more qualified personnel. According to Lawrence Mishel, of the Economic Policy Institute, an additional supply of workers is one of the primary factors of the wage stagnation experienced throughout America (n.

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