formal justice, n.All

Formal justice (n.) can ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠hide a terrible injustice: halve the child equally between two claimants and you kill it.