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Lee, Eunjoo. “Law and Justice in Race and The Anarchist.” Studies in English Language and Literature. 43.1 (2017): 167-185. This paper aims to study law and justice in David Memet’s Race and The Anarchist. It analyzes two plays, based on Jacques Derrida’s deconstructive understanding of the relation between law and justice. Jack, in Race, is a typical lawyer who pursues fortune and fame, not seeking justice. Meanwhile, Susan, a new lawyer, tries to seek aspects of justice, making every effort to prove that the client, Charles is guilty. Ann, in The Anarchist, is a prison ward who takes advantage of the enforcement of the law, thinking she is dedicated to the law which obligates her to judge Cathy. Cathy was convicted of murder and has been imprisoned for 35 years. But now she is a totally reformed prisoner, feeling repentant for her mistakes. But Ann doesn’t trust her and at every step is suspicious of everything about her and is perfectly willing to give her even more penalty. Derrida doesn’t admit the ordinary idea that the law can sometimes achieve justice. He, through the way of deconstruction, tries to argue that the infinite, unaccountable, and unruled justice is not restricted by the law, but is above and beyond the law. (Sungkyul University)