Justice

Law is a set of rules that are created and enforced by governmental or societal institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a legislature, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or by judges' decisions, which form precedent in common law jurisdictions. An autocrat may exercise those functions within their realm. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and th

thumb|upright=1.5|Evidence about the Nazi Ernst Kaltenbrunner's war crimes is presented at the [[Nuremberg trials.]]

philosophical work written by Plato

Progressivism is a political philosophy and reform movement that seeks to progress the human condition through reforms. Adherents endeavor to spread this idea to human societies everywhere throughout the globe. Progressivism arose during the Age of Enlightenment out of the belief that civility in Europe was improving due to the application of new empirical knowledge.

concept that discrimination recognized in society should be remedied

thumb|Ulysses and the Sirens (Draper)|Ulysses and the Sirens by H.J. Draper (1909) Self-control is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. It is an aspect of inhibitory control, one of the core human executive functions. Executive functions are cognitive processes that are necessary for regulating one's behavior in order to achieve specific goals.

normative ethical theories

the function of governments which ensures the protection of citizens, persons in their territory, organizations, and institutions against threats to their well-being

conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit

cognitive bias that assumes that actions will have morally fair and fitting consequences for the actor

concept of fairness or justice between generations

Righteousness is the quality or state of being morally right or justifiable. The concept is rooted in religious or divine law and broadly encompasses moral correctness, justice, and virtuous living as dictated by a higher authority or set of spiritual beliefs. It is found in many religions and traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. It is an attribute that implies that a person's actions are justified and can have the connotation that the person has been "judged" as living a moral life, relative to religious doc

work of political philosophy and ethics by John Rawls

form of interpreting and sorting issues in contemporary society

Latin Phrase

Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the legislative process which removes prosecutions against an action so that the action remains illegal but has no criminal penalties or at most some civil fine. This reform is sometimes applied retroactively but otherwise comes into force from either the enactment of the law or from a specified date. In some cases regulated permits or fines may still apply (for contrast, see: legalization), and associated aspects of the original criminalized act may remain or become specifically classified as crimes. The term was coined by anthropologist Jennifer Jame

one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015

cardinal virtue

concept of the socially just allocation of goods

theory of justice based on an offender deserving a proportional punishment

effective strategy in game theory for the iterated prisoner's dilemma

narrative technique

form of justice

state of nature where individuals determine the structure of society ignorant of their position

Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.

overview of the laws of the Ottoman Empire

pejorative term

legal theory

network of globalized organized social movements demanding global international justice by opposing corporate globalization and promoting equal distribution of economic resources

non-governmental genocide tribunal

fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources

sanskrit shloka

subcategory of welfare economics

slogan used as early as 1986, following the murder of Michael Griffith at the hands of mob of white youths

Inquiry into forced organ harvesting in China

legal concept

Philosophical strategy for responding to conflict

concept

aphorism about divine retribution