Justice Flashcards
Perelman definition of justice
people must be treated in the same way
Aristotle definition of justice
Proportionality between parties necessary for justice
Aquinas definition of justice
treat people how they deserve to be treated
Bentham definition of utilitarianism
if majority are happy with the outcome it achieves justice
Aquinas belief of distributive justice
allocate goods fairly based on merit, rank and need - state should give people what is due to them
rawls belief on social justice
create equality + law should do this by giving rights for basic things
Nozick belief on social justice
justice is achieved if state stays out of our lives
Inglis 2011
gave son lethal dose of herion as she thought he would stay in a vegetative state but he would’ve recovered- guilty of murder
Dunlop v selfridge
Dunlop couldn’t sue selfridge as they weren’t privy to the contract
Structure
Intro - perrelman
different definitions of justice
different types of justice
extent to which the law achieves justice
How justice is achieved in tort