Nature of Justice Flashcards
What is the formula for Justice?
Equality + Fairness + Access
What is Justice?
The principle of upholding generally accepted rights and enforcing responsibilities, with breaches attracting punishment.
What are the characteristics of just laws?
- Fair and impartial treatment of all people
- Must consider basic legal concepts
- Must be accepted
- Must be enforced
- Must be discoverable
- Must not be retrospective
- Should be based on the notion of equality
Define Equality in the context of justice.
The ability of the law to treat all people the same way and ensure no discrimination occurs.
Define Fairness in the context of justice.
When the legal system attempts to treat all persons equally, resulting in a fair outcome.
Define Access in the context of justice.
The ability of individuals to achieve justice, including accessing information and legal assistance.
True or False: Justice requires laws to be retrospective.
False
Fill in the blank: Justice must be ______.
accepted
Fill in the blank: Justice must be ______ and enforced.
discovered
