Administer Justice

 What does it mean to administer justice? I would think it is the act of 'doing justice,' as in 

Micah 6:8 "He has shown thee, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord requires of thee but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God."

This is actually the mandate for any believer trying to be part of the solutions of peace and morality in a world of problems.

I found a great definition of the administration of justice; this refers to the systems and processes through which laws are enforced and disputes are resolved. The goal or aim is to maintain order, protect rights and ensure fairness within society. 

If a dispute is between two people, it can be a very easy fix. One person goes to the other, confesses what they believe to be their sin or the others' sin... it can go like this... "I sinned against you" or "You sinned against me."

For instance, if somebody said they wrote my novel, it would be so ludicrous, because I actually went through all the systems and processes in publishing my novel in order to ensure my rights were protected. To 'get' a ISBN- International Standard Book Number, you must go through quite a process for that. The reason for this is, of course, to protect real writers from people who try to plagiarize my work. 

So, do you know what the process involves? 

Well, one of the first steps I had to do was submit the title of my novel to the correct authoritative office in the jurisdiction that the writings were to be released into. If those hired officials weren't 'in the know' about these rules, nothing would go forward. It is such a long process that most people never publish because of the processes and the cost.

The collection of information is important to governments because, ultimately, there is always a governing body that must answer to the maintaining of order in society.

To protect rights is paramount to ensure that a free society of opportunities is available to all who want to work and produce.

The tenacity that it takes to slog through the process is for the right to have my work available to be purchased... a way to try to earn a living.

I am not punning on the word 'Justice.' That is actually the surname of the man I am married to but, I assure you, all the work I did fifteen years before I ever met this man is definitely my personal work and I do not share my work with him. We work very independently.