wl-5117-Why Does Injustice Matter in the Discourse on Justice?

Is injustice just the absence or negation of justice? Does the mere demand for justice result in a reduction of injustice? Can the idea of justice adequately encompass the notion of injustice? All these questions are presumptively answered in the affirmative by conventional views of justice. Since Judith N. Shklar's book "Faces of Injustice" was published in 1990, political theorists and philosophers have given the idea of injustice its due attention. In the wake of Shklar, a tradition known as "injustice-centred theories of justice" emerged over time, putting emphasis on the need to prioritise injustice in order to attain real justice. These theories explain how giving the fight "against injustice" more importance can greatly advance the cause of justice, criticising standard theories of justice for ignoring and undervaluing the concept of injustice. The purpose of this piece is to investigate their claims, mainly concentrating on the tradition's principal architect, and demonstrate how their thesis adds to the ongoing discourse on justice.