Throughout history, Lady Justice has been depicted carrying a scale, to represent fairness and balance, while also donning a blindfold, to represent impartiality.

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Lady Justice is depicted wearing a blindfold, holding a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other. The scales, depending on the depiction, are rarely balanced and there are some versions ...

While the sword has been replaced by a copy of the Constitution, the new statue has retained the scales of justice in the right hand of Lady Justice, symbolising a societal balance and the ...

The scales represent the balance between competing interests in a dispute, and that the interests of the victim, the defendant and society must all be considered.