Choosing between justice and peace is a very difficult choice, but every person will have to make the choice at least once in their life. It's a choice between living seemingly without problems or enforcing all people's rights. There can be peace without righteousness and righteousness without peace, but having both at the same time is rare. Justice is defined differently in all parts of the world; however, you can be sure that they prefer righteousness to peace. When it comes to choice, society actually needs peace, it cannot operate on peace alone. While there are different contexts of rights and how they should be distributed around the world, ultimately one must choose righteousness as the highest priority. Without justice there can be no peace. During the 16th and 17th centuries, several European countries experimented with new types of government, one of the most popular being the constitutional monarchy. Constitutional monarchy is a system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government (ILASS 2, Unit 3, Constitutional Monarchy). The monarch is known as a king or queen and his job is to maintain order in the kingdom, ensuring that all of its people see justice. The monarch must remain politically neutral so as not to unfairly satisfy the needs of just one party but those of all parties. Although the monarch has a lot of power, the ability to make and pass legislation rests with an elected parliament to give the government a check and balance so that the country is not at anyone's disposal. Most were happy with this type of government but it didn't satisfy everyone, some didn't think it was morally justified... middle of paper... and equally respected. Although in each government the definitions of both seem to differ, it is safe to say that they prefer righteousness to peace. Ultimately, to have complete peace, society must also respect righteousness. While there are different contexts of rights and how they should be distributed around the world, ultimately one must choose righteousness as the highest priority. Without justice, there can be no peace. Works Cited ILASS 2, Unit 2: American Context of Rights. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.ILASS 2, Unit 2: American Context of Rights. Common Sense by Thomas Paine.ILASS 2, Unit 2: American Context of Rights. Give Me Liberty by Naomi Wolf.ILASS 2, Unit 3: Historical Context of Rights. Notes on Constitutional Monarchy. ILASS 2, Unit 4: Struggles, movements, freedom. Notes on women's rights.