Justice : a beginner's guide / Raymond Wacks.
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TextSeries: Oneworld beginners' guides: Publisher: London, England : Oneworld, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781786070456; 1786070456Subject(s): Justice, Administration of | Fairness | Equality before the law | Justice -- Popular worksDDC classification: 320.011 LOC classification: JC578 | .W33 2017| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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"A Oneworld Paperback Original."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-207) and index.
Justice and injustice -- Justice and virtue -- Rights, dignity and freedom -- Utilitarianism -- Justice as fairness -- Libertarianism -- Capability -- Justice and the free market -- Equality -- Fraternity -- Communitarianism -- Global justice -- Achieving social justice -- Some key terms.
Professor Raymond Wacks breaks down the leading theories of justice and illustrates how present-day challenges, like terrorism and migration, affect our fundamental notions of fairness and democratic freedoms.
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