Justice and Codification Petitions: Being Forms Proposed for Signature by All Persons Whose Desire it Is to See Justice No Longer Sold, Delayed, or Denied

Bentham Bentham

ISBN 10: 0371337712 / ISBN 13: 9780371337714

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2021

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• Title: Justice and Codification Petitions: Being Forms Proposed for Signature by All Persons Whose Desire it Is to See Justice No Longer Sold, Delayed, or Denied
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371337712
• ISBN 13: 9780371337714
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Justice And Codification Petitions: Being Forms Proposed For Signature By All Persons Whose Desire It Is To See Justice No Longer Sold, Delayed, Or Denied is a polemical reform tract by Jeremy Bentham that assembles three distinct petition forms—Justice, abridged Justice, and Codification—advocating a radical overhaul of the English legal system. The volume collects the Advertisement, Preliminary Explanations, and supplementary materials, presenting Bentham’s case for codifying law and transforming judicature to eliminate the corruption, delays, and fees he attributes to the then-current system. It argues that justice should be accessible to all, not the few, and proposes a comprehensive, streamlined judiciary with two-tiered courts, salaried officers, and a national codex. The petitions critique the income-driven incentives of judges and lawyers, the labyrinth of procedures, the influence of written pleadings, the abuse of oaths, and the delays that ruin suitors’ rights. A central aim is to reduce expense, delay, and vexation while maximizing transparency, accountability, and public access to justice. The work also includes supplements on corruption, and a codification plan, outlining a path toward a unified legal code and more intelligible jurisprudence.