This monumental bronze relief is located on the façade of the former Supreme Court building facing Staromestská Street. Designed by the architect Vladimír Dedeček (1984–1989), the building represents partial implementation of a broader architectural and urban project that included construction of a set of administrative and governmental facilities – ultimately this solitary structure, formerly home to the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court of Justice, was the only building to be completed. Presently, the building stands empty as its reconstruction is considered, while there have also been proposals for its demolition. In an attempt to revitalise its immediate surroundings, the architectural study Living Places was created, under which initiative a representative public space would be developed in front of the Supreme Court, and the adjacent street leading to Župné Square would be restored. 

Despite its enclosed character, an attribute of its function, the building communicates effectively with the surrounding urban environment through the artwork that conveys its core message – the relief by A. Trizuljak entitled The Will of the People, also called The Law of the Will of the People. The work is asymmetrically mounted above the entrance on a cantilevered decorative architectural element, while the bold structure that defines the entrance area is clad in light marble from the Kanfanar quarry in Croatia. 

The group scene on the relief symbolically represents justice, in particular the central allegorical female figure of Justitia, a goddess usually depicted holding scales. In this creative interpretation of the theme, Trizuljak placed the motif of scales on a pendant around her neck, while she raises the book of the constitution above her head. This formal, conservative relief belongs among the author's later works, reflecting his growing interest in spiritual and religious themes. Hidden metaphors and a sacral motif of the good shepherd with a sheep on his shoulders permeate the scene. This formal conservatism, however, also represented the investor's requirements and the function of the official state building. Contemporary celebratory pathos is manifested in the gesture and expression of the female figure on the left of the composition, her gaze fixed beyond the horizon to the vision of a bright future. This theme is reflected on the right of the composition by a family with a child, exemplifying the established iconographic depiction of a happy socialist family. 

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Research status as of 28 February 2024.