For literature students, the Shakespearean classic – The Merchant of Venice, would ring a bell. This story shows the absurdity that is inherent in strict adherence to the law. Without equity tempering the provisions of the law in order to create justice, the law would end up being a tool of injustice.
Those who have not read the story might be a little bit lost here. As the story goes, Bassanio asked his friend – Antonio, to give him some money in order to marry the woman he loves. Antonio didn’t have the money and he decides to borrow from a moneylender – Shylock. Read More…