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    pit of their stomachs the streets ring out in a symphony of cacophony. “Justice!” they cry, “Justice!” they plead, “Justice!” they scream. But just who’s justice are they asking for? Our society has so savagely depicted Justice that her sword now lies limp, her eyes are scolding- blindfold disregarded, and her scales have found an unfavorable neutral in which one is raised far above the other. Being told to have faith in justice if nothing else now means very little when what continues to…

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    criminal justice system is a system that is higly dependent on procedural justice. Procedural justice is the notion that fair procedures guaranteed to result in fair outcomes. Many principals such as fairness, efficiency, clarity, restraint, accountabilty, participation and protection are reasons why the canadian justice system is fair. Procedural Justice is a type of system that justice places a heavy concern on making and implementing decisions according to fair processes. Procedural Justice…

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    John Rawls in his “A Theory of Justice” tries to identify an alternative viable theory of social justice to other predominant doctrines, which have dominated our philosophical tradition. While the author acknowledges that most citizens and institutions recognise the principle of social justice, he also underlines that their conceptions on the distribution of basic rights and duties are influenced by their interests and hence, are not always to the advantage of all citizens. In fact, Rawls…

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    1) Justice is the principle that focuses on fairness and the ideal of moral equity. Justice is also known as, “Truth in action”, said Benjamin Disraeli.. Yet, it breaks down each connection to the models, justices and the main key points of the law. Social justice shows the aspects of someone’s life and is linked to the fundamental and extensive notions of fairness. Social justice always is connected with the cultural beliefs about being right and wrong. Yet, with criminal justice, it is one…

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    assignment Most people desire to be treated with fairness and equality. While justice is meant to be distributed with fairness and equality, Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible portrays that this is not always the case. Those appointed to administer justice often misuse their power in order to get revenge on those they feel deserved it. Revenge manipulated the system of justice by twisting information to gain what it desires. These two themes, justice and revenge, are observed and developed as…

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    John Rawls’ Two Principles of Justice In this essay, I argue against John Rawls’ principles of justice, as they cannot result in a fair and just society as intended and are difficult to implement. I begin by giving a general overview of Rawls and his two principles of justice. I then explain how a society governed by these principles would likely not result in a fair and just society, as many societies could not realistically function on this premise, as it is an idealistic, unrealistic…

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    interest is Wei 's formulation of the problem of distributive justice from a perspective that illuminates Marx concern to be one of exploitation of the workers. Wei explains that the Marxist view of distributive justice is one that deals with concerns about “private property” and “private ownership,” and the connection of these ideas to the exploitation of the working class. From a Marxist interpretation, the principle of distributive justice is “reward according to effort and ability.”…

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    this ethical case, Greg’s decision to evaluate Natalie’s poor performance, and how that grade will affect her graduation. We will examine the ethical dilemma by applying two of the five approaches to ethical standards. These are the fairness or justice approach (the option that treats people equally), and the Virtue approach (the option that assumes that there are certain ideals towards…

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    In the work To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Atticus’ search for justice to convey that everyone is deserving of justice. Atticus exemplifies an understanding and search of justice through his relationship with those in the community, through his relationship with his children and through his court case. Throughout the story, Atticus’ relation to members of the…

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    Commutative Justice

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    2.1.1 Theories of Justice Commutative Justice This type of justice, according to Sixtus Adeola, in his book, Justice and its Implications, is a “virtue that regulates the activities of people in any given community; which also includes the rights between one individual and another individual” (25). He believes that in commutative justice, “the concept of restitution is much more emphasised, and that any violation of commutative justice imposes on the guilty party the duty of restitution” (30).…

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