Justice Flashcards
natural justice
what people consider to be right or morally correct but can be problematic as people have different on what’s right and wrong
legal justice
acceptance that everybody must obey the ‘rule of law’ what will keep society free, fair, peaceful, orderly
social justice
idea that justice can be measured in terms of distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges in society however the definition varies
communist take on social justice
Karl Marx thought the world was made up of 2 groups the bourgeoise (the rich) and the proletariat (the poor) and that the rich exploit the poor - capatalism
only kind of social justice is that of complete economic equality
traditional socialists take on social justice
believe it must be delivered by government through the redistribution of income, property etc but for this to be done democratically, not through revolution like communists
libertarians take on social justice
believe SJ will only come about if there is freedom of any kind of interference from the government and that people need to take responsibility for themselves and their family