"Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice." - Lydia Child. The rule of law attests to the idea that the people are to be protected by these very principles. Unfortunately, throughout the world there've been earmarks of injustice from police brutality in the US to the marginalization of women in Afghanistan. Hence, the very reason I want to become a lawyer - to end these perversions. I feel that taking my legal education to the UK will add a dimension to my learning experience. Exposure to ideas from other parts of the world will inform a pursuit for solutions to large-scale social issues.
During my time at Stuyvesant High School, I have been able to expand my legal interests. I am not shy about my opinions and I am the person in class who loves to …show more content…
Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle debates the role our judicial system plays in policy. Boyle discusses the Sweet Trials, a case concerning Ossian Sweet, an African-American murdered in a predominantly white neighborhood in Detroit. After reading his work, I learned to be more skeptical of the judicial process. I believed that the fact justice was triumphant against all odds meant that the Sweet Trials represented a victory for the system. However, Boyle argues that despite the fact that an all white jury rightfully acquitted the Sweet family, the story is a tragedy because it did not extend the argument of the immorality of segregation. Although I disagreed with his core argument, I found some of Boyle's points compelling. I learned, like any good lawyer would, that there are two sides to every story.
I took my interests one step further by debating about the legality of the death penalty in my AP classes and writing articles questioning the judicial process in the Stuyvesant Spectator. Working at the Spectator allows me to voice my opinions about key issues as well as debate with others who hold opposing viewpoints. Roundtable discussions gave me an opportunity
During my time at Stuyvesant High School, I have been able to expand my legal interests. I am not shy about my opinions and I am the person in class who loves to …show more content…
Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle debates the role our judicial system plays in policy. Boyle discusses the Sweet Trials, a case concerning Ossian Sweet, an African-American murdered in a predominantly white neighborhood in Detroit. After reading his work, I learned to be more skeptical of the judicial process. I believed that the fact justice was triumphant against all odds meant that the Sweet Trials represented a victory for the system. However, Boyle argues that despite the fact that an all white jury rightfully acquitted the Sweet family, the story is a tragedy because it did not extend the argument of the immorality of segregation. Although I disagreed with his core argument, I found some of Boyle's points compelling. I learned, like any good lawyer would, that there are two sides to every story.
I took my interests one step further by debating about the legality of the death penalty in my AP classes and writing articles questioning the judicial process in the Stuyvesant Spectator. Working at the Spectator allows me to voice my opinions about key issues as well as debate with others who hold opposing viewpoints. Roundtable discussions gave me an opportunity