Justice Flashcards
Those rights that no one and no government can take away, for example, the right of a person to protect his or her own life.
Unalienable Rights
An individual who holds the view that no government has the legitimate authority to coerce people and that the public interest and individual rights can be served only without a state of any kind.
anarchist
that which controls; usually, that which has the right to control.
authority
those rights that are determined by a particular state and its laws; constitutional rights, for example
civil rights
that form of government in which policies or at least the makers of policy are chosen by popular mandate.
democracy
The ideal of everyone receiving his or her fair share. For example, concerns over ownership of land, just wages, etc.
distributive justice
the view that all people are equal in rights and respect
egalitarianism
a right; for instance, a right to own property
entitlement
in political philosophy, the nondiscriminatory treatment of every person, regardless of sex, race, religion, physical or mental abilities, wealth, social status, and so forth.
equality
the instrument of authority; that body that rules, passes and enforces laws, etc.
government
those rights that are considered to be universal and common to very person regardless of where or when he or she lives.
human rights
in the general sense, the virtues of an ideal society. In the more particular sense, the balance of public interest and individual rights, the fair sharing of the available goods of society, the proper punishment of criminals, and the fair restitution to victims of crime and misfortune within society.
justice
the right to have authority; sanctioned power (for example, through the grace of God, by means of legal succession , by appeal to justice, or by the general consent of the people governed)
legitimacy
“Getting even” or “an eye for an eye.”
retributive justice
demands that a member of society is entitled to make on his or her society.
rights
an agreement, tacit or explicit, that all members of society shall abide by the laws of the state to maximize the public interest and ensure cooperation among themselves. It is important that such a contract need never have actually been signed in history; what is important is that every member of a society, by choosing to remain in that society, implicitly makes such an agreement.
social contract
a group of people with common historical and cultural ties; usually, but not always, members of the same state and ruled by the same government.
society
independent
sovereign
the center of authority in a society, for example, the largest political unit in a society.
State
