An epistemological inquiry on the definition of law and justice

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to answer the question posed in the literature: “What is the definition of law and justice?” Design/methodology/approach – The paper addresses the question from the vantage point of contrasting epistemological premises of liberalism and unity of knowledge. Findings – Only the epistemology of unity of knowledge can answer the question as posed above. Rationalism and liberalism are unable to answer this question. Research limitations/implications – The empirical section could be elaborated further, but this is beyond the scope of the paper. Practical implications – The paper opens up a vista of applications in the area of institutional change and the moral and ethical edicts of law and justice for purposes of intellection and application. Originality/value – The epistemological inquiry under unity of knowledge has answered the otherwise impending quest for an answer to the question that has remained unanswered.