Power Imbalances

In conclusion, the issues that need to be addressed in order to effectively improve the legal system are, power imbalance, gender and racial bias, socio-economic status, and the sporting theory of justice. The first issue I’m going to discuss is the power imbalance in court causes inequality and separation. This is the case where one side holds more power from their social status or their ability to present the case. An example that we discussed in class was the case of R.v.S (1997) explained the superiority of the police officer compared to the African American defendant in court. According to Devlin’s article police officer have the power to discriminate because they have the power to assert it in public. An effective solution to this problem would be for the court to provide co-mediators on behalf of both parties can help resolve the power imbalance in most cases.
The second issue is gender and racial bias which can be presented by the judge in court proceedings. Since some judges are biased and bring in their personal opinion into cases undermines the administration of justice. Like for instance in the case of R.v.S , judge sparks was considered to be bias because she stated the police officer overreacted and that police officers are
This undermines the administration of justice because both the defence and the crown are battling to win the case for their won social recognition as the winner and the truth is often the by-product. In most cases lawyers fight to win the game for the pride, recognition and money. In order to improve this issue the judge should play an active role in addressing the tactics lawyers are employing. Also, take responsibility in ensuring that relevant evidence is presently accurately in court. These are the issues that I have found interesting to discuss and would want the administration of justice to improve in future