Justice is part of vengeance; just as revenge is also part of justice. “Justice” comes from a Latin word that means “upright, just, equal”, it is the quality of being just and loyal to one's state, although it serves the interests of the strongest (Hourani, 1962), while revenge is the act of taking retaliation for injuries or wrongs. Whatever the circumstances in which the individual experiences an unjust act, it results in the pursuit of one of two things: justice or revenge. What are the main differences between the two? Justice can be defined as the concept of moral correctness, which is based on the rules of law, fairness, ethics and equality among governed citizens. Revenge, on the other hand, refers to an action taken by an individual in response to an act of injustice. The principle of revenge is "an eye for an eye"... Can revenge be justified and be a fair part of justice if both seek punishment for a wrong committed? The universal distinction between justice and revenge is quite peculiar, is there more to them than their differences? Revenge is retaliation by an injured party against the person or people he believes caused the wrong. The person at whom the revenge is directed may have harmed indirectly or not at all the person who carried out the act of revenge, but at some level there is a perception of personal resentment. An uninfluenced third party, however, can exercise Justice. In most developed countries it is considered vital that the judiciary is independent of the government, partly for this reason, which is that justice does not necessarily imply any act of retaliation. For example, the “acquittal” of an innocent person may be considered an act of justice, but it is certainly not revenge…… middle of paper……Cited12 Angry Men. Director, Sidney Lumet. 1957. DVD. To Kill a Mockingbird. Director, Robert Mulligan.1962. DVD. Hourani, George. Thrasymachus' definition of justice in Plato's Republic. 2. 7. Focus Publishing, 1962. eBook. .Rosenbaum, Thane. "Justice? Revenge? You need both." New York Times [New York Edition] July 27, 2011, Daily A29. Network. December 11, 2011. .Nunez, Mark. "12 angry men." University of San Francisco. University of San Francisco, April/2000. Network. December 11, 2011. .Elster, Jon. Rules of revenge. 4. Blackwell Publisher, 1990. 862. eBook. .Bar-elli, G. and Heyd, D. (1986), Can revenge be just or otherwise justified?. Theory, 52: 68–86. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-2567.1986.tb00100.x