I would now disagree. If some anomaly in the legal system allowed one individual to be punished where others were not, then this would not create justice. The punishment of the one individual would be a just act, but the failure of the system to punish others similarly would be unjust. As for Sam's other two examples, they both describe situations in which fairness can exist without justice, but this situation is consistent with my position. Basically, my statement is that fairness can exist without justice, but justice cannot exist without fairness.
TRUE justice is built on fairness.
It encompasses fairness. That's all for now, I guess. Does any one know the difference between justice and fairness. I was talking to my learned roommate Jason about this last night, and he presented me with another reasonable alternative. Fairness is a PART of justice.