Justice

:For other uses, see Justice (disambiguation).

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Justice is a concept involving the fair, moral, and impartial treatment of all persons —often seen as the continued effort to do what is "right".

Related Topics:
Fair - Moral - Impartial

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Justice is a particularly foundational concept within most systems of "law," and draws highly upon established and well-regarded social traditions and values.

Related Topics:
Law - Tradition - Values

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In most cases what one regards as "right" is determined by consulting established and agreeable principles, employing logic, or, in certain systems, by consulting a majority. In contexts where religion is a dominant, the pursuit of justice may be aided by deferring to religious texts and even spiritual guidance. If a person lives under a certain set law in a country, concepts of "justice" are often simply deferential to the existing law —the issuing of punitive reprimands for violations may be referred to as "serving justice."

Related Topics:
Principle - Logic - Religion - Religious text - Spiritual - Law

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One definition of justice is the equitable sharing of the costs and benefits to human activity. This definition is used, for example, by Institutional Review Boards in evaluating the ethics of research projects involving human subjects.

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