Pomiędzy sprawiedliwym prawem a sprawiedliwym społeczeństwem
Between just law and just society

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to analyze changes taking place within the meaning ofthe concept of justice. Initially, the term referred to the law area and then, it describesthe political significance. The main approaches to the problem are discussed, startingfrom the ancient concepts of Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. Among modern thinkers,John Rawls’ theory of justice and the selected critics of the American philosopher’sconcept have been given the most space.Among the research methods used, the leading method is the descriptivemethod, and in the alternative, the historical-descriptive and comparative methodsare used.The obtained results justify the assertion that there was a breakthrough in theunderstanding of the sense of justice, which is more often discussed now in the politicalthan legal sphere. The legal understanding of the concept of justice was established inantiquity and its essence has remained unchanged to this day, with minor changes.

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