JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS

justice

is action in accordance with the requirements of some law

Justice

is the moral fabric that binds modern societies and civilizations

Justice

It is a concept based upon morals and ethics and what is morally correct is seen as just.

social justice

We talk about ______ that is a concept of equality and strives for equal rights for all sections of the society.

justice

In this sense, ____ means providing every person in the society what he or she deserves.

Justice for alL

is a slogan that has become fashionable in all societies, and it is a standard that is sought to be achieved by all societies. It is a fact that life is not always just for all, but the concept of justice seeks equality for all.

justice

Justice is often seen as a quality of being just or fair. In the field of law, ________ is seen as meting out punishment to the culprit who has done a crime or harmed another individual.

justice

___ usually has been used with reference to a standard of rightness

fairness

often has been used with regard to an ability to judge without reference to one's feelings or interests

fairness

has also been used to refer to the ability to make judgments that are not overly general but that are concrete and specific to a particular case

being treated as one deserves

In any case, a notion of ___ ___ __ ___ _____ is crucial to both justice and fairness.

Fairness

is concerned with actions, processes, and consequences that are morally right honorable, and equitable

moral standards

In essence, the virtue of fairness establishes ________ for decisions that affect others.

Fair decisions

are made in an appropriate manner based on appropriate criteria.

Fairness

refers to the equal and impartial treatment of others by supervisors and co-workers regardless of age, race, gender, national origin, disability, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation.

social stability, interdependence, and equal dignity

The foundations of justice can be traced to the notions of

John Rawls

As the ethicist______ has pointed out, the stability of a society—or any group, for that matter—depends upon the extent to which the members of that society feel that they are being treated justly. When some of society's members come to feel that they are subject to unequal treatment, the foundations have been laid for social unrest, disturbances, and strife.

social unrest, disturbances, and strife

When some of society's members come to feel that they are subject to unequal treatment, the foundations have been laid for .

Immanuel Kant

as the philosopher _________ and others have pointed out, human beings are all equal in this respect: they all have the same dignity, and in virtue of this dignity they deserve to be treated as equals. Whenever individuals are treated unequally on the basis of characteristics that are arbitrary and irrelevant, their fundamental human dignity is violated.

Justice

, then, is a central part of ethics and should be given due consideration in our moral lives. In evaluating any moral decision, we must ask whether our actions treat all persons equally.

principles of justice

But justice is not the only principle to consider in making ethical decisions. Sometimes ________ may need to be overridden in favor of other kinds of moral claims such as rights or society's welfare

justice

is an expression of our mutual recognition of each other's basic dignity, and an acknowledgement that if we are to live together in an interdependent community we must treat each other as equals.