In court, it is not enough to be in the right. You also have to be able to show it.

How does this work?

Through a procedure with fixed rules. The parties present their proofs and reasons. The judge forms a picture of the matter. Each of these steps is itself a right. So the law must lay it down exactly.

Isn’t that unjust?

It can make you angry. I know that something is due to me. And yet the court denies it to me, because I cannot prove it. But the court must also be able to establish the right that I have. I must be able to set it out and prove it. Only then does it count in society.

A picture:

I lent a neighbor money, without witnesses and without a receipt. He denies it. My right is real, but in court it stands on shaky ground.

Summary: In court, right must be provable. The law lays down the procedure for this. Only a right that you can show counts in society.