The Sovereign Voice Issue 3 | Page 12

COMMUNICATION IS THE FOUNDATI The role of communication in the application of justice is of foundational import. When injustice has been done, when harm has been caused, and adjudication is sought after by an injured party, it is communication which facilitates the redress of grievance and the settling of a controversy. But in our world today, agencies ostensibly tasked with ensuring justice is upheld for all have almost completely lost sight of this crucial aspect of human affairs. Prosecutors, the police, and government officials issue commands and declare rulings, in many cases without any regard for whether all parties have been duly notified. Justice is the process of settling disagreements between two or more individuals or groups of individuals. Whether a contractual dispute, a civil case, or criminal matters, all of these forms of controversy are upheld by the principles of free will, knowledge and acceptance: an agreement which all a parties understand. In all forms of justice, the intended application of law, the ability to freely accept the conclusions of a judicial process are paramount. In the absence of choice, injustice reigns. The following will attempt to outline the core components of Natural Justice founded on proper communication. MIND AND CONSCIOUSNESS The term Agreement can be thought of as a portmanteau (the merger of two words): aggregate ‒ a whole formed by the combining of several parts, and mentis ‒ of mind. The things coming together to form a whole are the minds of individual beings, each possessing free will and a unique perspective on reality. An agreement is a meeting of the minds of all involved. The principle superstructure or framework for all legal codes, contracts, trusts, and so on, is metaphysical in nature ‒ the realm of mind and consciousness. These realities are beyond material, yet have physical effects on TheSovereignVoice.Org