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THE ITNJ: NATURAL JUSTICE UNCHAINED
Article by Justice Dr. Christopher John Cleverly
The mission of the ITNJ is clearly stated: A world in which the Earth is honoured; Truth is spoken; Love is the basis of all action; and Justice is an organic, self-fulfilling function of respect for natural law.
Honour. Truth. Love. Simple words that should describe all our interactions. Honour thy mother. Truth will set you free. Love thy neighbour. To achieve this mission we must construct a pathway that can lead humanity to these goals, not down to the lowest common denominator but high to that which is our own personal sovereign.
The definition of the International Tribunal of Natural Justice, is clear within its words – what it says on
the tin is what it is! It is without borders, a system
of adjudication to enshrine the right of all things to Natural Justice.
SO WHAT IS ‘NATURAL JUSTICE’?
Historically, it has been inadequately defined as simply the rule against bias and the right to a fair hearing. Although laudable aims, these have never been the whole story viz Natural Justice but rather merely procedural pre-conditions which may facilitate one to experience Natural Justice in the face of an unnatural wrong. The words ‘Natural’ and ‘Justice’ are not terms of art, they mean having done to you that which is your inalienable right.
This mission therefore has a goal of what Zulus call, Ubuntu. This is variously defined as ‘I am because we are’ or ‘the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.’ It is defined by the Golden Rule, a maxim found in many religions and cultures.
Sometimes defined as ‘to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ And there is no reason why this cannot be extended to all sentience: do not pigs cry when their piglets are taken from them.
It is with this definition as our totem for our tribunal that we have sought a way to Natural Justice that is decentralized and not dictatorial, that intends to be authoritative but not the authority. Has there ever been a civilization where more law resulted in more justice? So with this in mind, we have sought these steps as a new type of judicial remedy, the ITNJ and which is proposed in this review.
WHAT IS A DECENTRALIZED COURT
Its not about taking humans (and humanity) out of the process with an algorithm swallowing our finest instincts and spitting them out in binary. But rather about putting the greatest amount of humanity into the process and democratizing what has been for a long time (at least in the Anglo Saxon system) an aggressive adversarial system where Might has been equated with Right and in other Western systems which have aimed to pursue truth through inquiry but where the lack of jeopardy in the process has created an open door for corruption.
Critics of the concept of decentralized courts have complained that without a State there can be no enforcement to ensure restitution of damage or punishment of wrongdoers. These views are largely a reflection of the modern dream which propagates the myth that the State is immanent, omniscient and permanent. It is not. In every sense, it is transient.
If there is any force in the State at all, it is at the will
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