© Kamla-Raj 2011 J Soc Sci‚ 29(2): 183-192 (2011) The Nature of Justice Uwaezuoke Precious Obioha Department of Philosophy‚ Faculty of Arts‚ Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ P.M.B. 2002‚ Ago-Iwoye‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria Telephone: +234-803-3950-443‚ E-mail: unclepees@yahoo.com KEYWORDS Rights. Distributive. Equality. Fairness. Difference Principle. Commutative ABSTRACT Since the Renaissance period in history initiated the act of free thinking and independent thought‚ there have existed and still
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Concept of Justice Chapter 4 Contents Origins of the Concept of Justice Components of Justice Distributive Justice Corrective Justice CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 1. Know the definitions‚ concepts‚ and origins of justice 2. Understand the components of justice including distributive‚ corrective‚ and commutative. 3. Be able to define procedural and substantive justice. 4. Understand the difference between the utilitarian rationale and retributive rationale under corrective justice. Professionals
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Homer portrays are justice and reciprocity. There is no linear justice system within this Greek poem. Thus characters act accordingly to xenia. The host is to properly treat the guest with care since the guest can be a god in disguise. Reciprocity plays a roll in The Odyssey‚ since characters are reward for displaying good xenia. Characters who don’t display xenia are the ones who have justice dealt to them where the punishment is usually severe. By giving a foresight of justice‚ before it is served
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restoration justice is as futile as restitution justice. Concerns about the ineffectiveness of traditional criminal justice systems have perpetrated new approaches to criminal justice. Such new approaches to transitional justice or restorative justice like truth commission‚ trails‚ reparation‚ and lustration or vetting. But the apprehension of restorative justice and retributive justice bring to light the argument and made clear that each is not as impeccable or a straightforward answer to justice for
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The Theory of Justice: Rawls Justice as Fairness: Introduction In a Theory of Justice‚ John Rawls argues that justice is to be understood in terms of fairness. A just society will be a society which is based upon principles. The principles are the best formulation of a social system which is not based upon personal interests or specific moral belief. These two principles are to serve as a framework for the construction and reformation of institutions. Rawls argues that the two principles of
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Restorative Justice Restorative justice follows the principle of reconciliation and rehabilitation. The justice system involves bringing the offenders back to the victims or the society at large and allowing them to reconcile through a set process (Zehr‚ 2015). In other words‚ the system allows the person who may be termed as a criminal be accepted back to the society. They are given a chance to reconcile with the people they wronged and through it they can become better people. The victims are
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Juvenile Justice Abstract The juvenile Justice System has gone through many changes in America and are represented through six main periods that will be discussed in this paper. The periods are called the Puritan Era (1646–1824)‚ the Refuge Period (1824-1899)‚ the Juvenile Court Period (1899-1960)‚ The Juvenile Rights Period (1960-1980)‚ the Crime Control Period (1980-2005)‚ and The Kids are Different Period (2005-present). Juvenile Justice has constantly changed depending
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Puritanism; this means that there could easily be historical errors in the portrayal of the justice system and modes of punishment. Hawthorne’s family background helps readers to understand how he is familiar with this time period; his forefathers were magistrate judges known for issuing harsh punishments for minor infractions. It is also helpful to investigate the characteristics of the Puritans’ justice system and their modes of punishment through historical records and examples.
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Criminal Justice System Paper 1 Criminal Justice System Paper Jorge Mota CJS/200 Richard Daniels Criminal Justice System Paper 2 Criminal Justice System Criminal justice is concerned with the violation of criminal law and‚ strictly interpreted‚ deals with the enforcement and procedures of criminal law (Schmalleger‚ 1997). The two aims of the criminal justice system are to control
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“Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice” (Ford‚ Harrison). Justice is very essential to restore a fair and supportive society. I am a staunch advocate of the fact that the societies where injustice prevails‚ they suffer badly and their future’s end in mere darkness. This is not a fact but your opinion. Justice can be interpreted as receiving what is deserved‚ whereas mercy means receiving what is not deserved. Although these two qualities seem to share a completely different
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