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Administrative / Constitutional Law

Elements of Justice

Name: Elements of Justice
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521539364
Price: 315.12 HKD
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Author: David Schmidtz
ISBN: 9780521539364

By David Schmidtz

Cambridge University Press May 2006

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ISBN-13: 9780521539364
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 2006
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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What is justice? Questions of justice are questions about what people are due. However, what that means in practice depends on the context in which the question is raised. Depending on context, the formal question of what people are due is answered by principles of desert, reciprocity, equality, or need. Justice, therefore, is a constellation of elements that exhibit a degree of integration and unity.

Nonetheless, the integrity of justice is limited, in a way that is akin to the integrity of a neighborhood rather than that of a building. A theory of justice offers individuals a map of that neighborhood, within which they can explore just what elements amount to justice.

Contents:: Acknowledgements; 1. What is justice?; 2. How to deserve; 3. How to reciprocate; 4. Equal respect and equal shares; 5. Three kinds of need; 6. Separate persons and the limits of justice.