Reimagining Everyday Justice through the Triad of Niti (policy), Nyaya (Justice), and Niyat (Will and Agency)
Reimagining Everyday Justice through the Triad of Niti (policy), Nyaya (Justice), and Niyat (Will and Agency) 25 February 2023 http://mainstreamweekly.net/article13169.html by Shalu Nigam Scholars all over the world have defined `justice’ as a broad concept of righteousness, fairness and equity. However, justice has many dimensions and includes comprehending situations of injustices in everyday lives that need to be redressed. More so, from the perspective of the Global South, situations of injustices exist despite having well-written constitutions, laws, and policies, besides the existence of an expansive legal system and the administrative apparatus. Perhaps the governance system lacks the political will to enforce the constitutional values, laws, and policies in the true spirit in which they were framed. At times, numerous laws grant limited rights, also, the laws are being weaponized by the powerful. Therefore, what is required is a combination of elements to foster effective, ef