Transformative justice Essays

In Book Two of Two Treatises on Government, John Locke endeavors to offer a theory of punishment to inform governmental practice, by launching an investigation of the various beliefs that inform our social structure, based on the idea of a social contract. As part of this, Locke presents ideas surrounding the ‘state of nature’ to create an account of his social contract theory. Through this process, Locke outlines a scheme for justifying and endorsing punishment as a method of protecting individual

Bush’s mission to “bring our enemies to justice or to bring justice to our enemies.” As this agency’s work has been carried out over the past two decades, it is debatable whether justice was the foundation of its policies and actions. According to Patel, Levinson-Waldman, and Panduranga (2022), the department of homeland security has “aggressively targeted Muslims, communities of color, and social justice

Environmental Justice: Climate Change While there are plenty of pressing issues of the world, one particular issue takes the prize of being the potentially the most damaging and urgent issue that humans have to take on, and that is: climate change. Climate change is a world-wide issue that not only affects every single human’s life, but virtually everything else on the planet if the issue is not resolved. Although global warming currently remains a prominent issue in the world, many organizations

public memoir. “Just Mercy," (JM) a film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and "The Kite Runner" (TKR) written by Khaled Hosseini both display the power of redemption and justice. Despite their unique settings and narratives, these works share many similarities in their telling of oppression and marginalization, the pursuit of justice, and the importance of compassion. Both JM and TKR explore the dark and unfair parts of life that some have the privilege of turning a blind eye to. One central theme that

Bryan Stevenson is a compelling and thought-provoking book that delves into the deep-rooted issues of racial inequality, injustice, and the flaws in the criminal justice system. Through a series of gripping narratives, Stevenson offers readers a poignant and eye-opening exploration of his personal experiences as a lawyer fighting for justice and fairness in the American legal system. Throughout Stevenson's journey as a lawyer, he experienced many trials and tribulations. He presented many arguments

In the book Just Mercy, by Bryon Stevenson, he shares the story of his upbringing as a lawyer and company Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama. Through his career, he was able to understand the full extent of mercy and its ability to bring out people’s humanity. Additionally, Stevenson argues how people who act upon prejudiced beliefs are just as broken as those who have been condemned to life in prison without parole and on death row, because they have all been defeated by a sense of

Understanding social justice in everyday life both in experimental and critical research can provide ideas and concepts that will contribute to social identity, knowledge and practices. Social construction, attribution theory, and distributive justice are some ideas and concepts necessary for theoretical, substantive and transformative work within social justice. The experience of justice is at the heart of everyday life and so, provides a vital lens for everyday life through pertinent social psychological

Holmes in “The Path Of The Law” has taken a pragmatic approach in understanding and evaluating law. Holmes’s arguments had a great impact in the formulation of the American legal realism. With his arguments on eradication of ‘naturals rights’ and ‘morals’ from law, Holmes helped the American legal realism reach where it is now. The Path Of The Law begins by providing reasons as to why people engage lawyers in the first place. One of the reasons being that, in many cases the command of the public

A Critical Study of Conscience and Conviction through the Work of Brownlee Tanisha Agarwal Institute of Law, Nirma University Abstract Kimberley Brownlee’s book Conscience and Conviction explores the nature of Conscience and Conscientious conviction and throws insight upon acts of civil disobedience, justifying them with innovative arguments. The book is divided into two parts- Morality and Law. The first part talks about morality of conviction and how civil disobedience is justified by a duty

specific and exact definition, and its meaning can be different between nations, legal traditions and people from all kinds of lifestyles, such as; 1. Aristotle defined that “The rule of law is better than that of any individual." 2. Lord Chief Justice Coke said that “The King himself ought not to be subject to man, but subject to God and the law, because the law makes him King". 3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations prescribes the rule of law as: A rule of governance in which all persons

4.1. James Mill’s Idea of Rights James Mill clarified the Utilitarian approach to the subject of rights in his writing, Jurisprudence, which he wrote for the Supplement to the Encyclopedia Brittanica. According to him, the rights rank above the duties. He opined that “science distinguished by the name of Jurisprudence, is the protection of rights”. However, James Mill’s conception of rights was in contrast to that of the Benthamite conception of rights. For him, there cannot be any existence of

Comparing and Contrasting Plato’s “Republic” and Cicero’s “On Duties” with an Emphasis on Self-Interest and the Common Good In “Republic”, Plato argues that what is good for the ruler is good for everyone in the society. He claims that self interest derives from the common good; this suggests that according to Plato self-interest and common good are different entities. However in Cicero’s “On Duties”, self-interest and common good are considered to be identical, meaning that what is good for an

Taylor Diebert 820074652 4 February 2018 Short Essay: Plato’s The Apology The Apology is a speech presented by Socrates in court in defense against accusations facing him, formal and informal. The Apology is an interpretation of what happened in the time of the trial and who Socrates was and what his duty was in life. In this essay, I will carefully explain section 30e-31b and Socrates analogy of a gadfly and how it relates to the text as a whole. I will explain Socrates role in the city and why

separate opinions on Justice. They both are made to give their own opinions on Justice by Socrates. Both standpoints accurately represent Justice in sirtain situations. The word justice can be represented in many ways because it holds a broad meaning. They are covering two completely different aspects of Justice. The first definition of Justice that is introduced Is by Thrasymachus. In the Republic, Thrasymachus and Polemarchus get into an intense argument on Justice. Before he spoke on

Intro: (Thesis) Thrasymachus believes justice is having an advantage over another because of strength. Socrates soon brings out the fallacies in this argument by mentioning how rulers help their subjects, improve the art they specialize in, and how they should be reimbursed for the service they provide. Socrates successfully refutes Thrasymachus’ theory by bringing up these fallacies and showing that justice is not just the stronger surviving, there is a genuine good in people that prevents this

Abusing power is capable of ruining many lives, including the individual’s. Having power can be a good thing, but misusing it, such as characters from the works Brave New World, Oedipus the King, and the movie, The Giver causes destruction. In each work, a character possesses great power and misandles it. In Brave New World, Mustapha Mond is able to dehumanize an entire civilization with the use of many practices and drugs. Oedipus, in Oedipus the King, lets his hubris get the best of him, and results

Confidentiality In a healthcare setting it is important to withhold personal information securely and safely. (Data protection act 1987 protect personal information). This can tell practitioners that information should be withheld.an example of maintaining confidentiality can be in a day Centre for elderly people this is shown when a service user discloses personal information the worker should not spread the information to other people. However it is appropriate if the only time this can be broken

Revenge is savagery. The Pilgrims slaughtering the Indians was savagery. Terrorism is savagery. The victim often becomes the victimizer, which results in savagery. These are all forms of savagery and all reasons of savagery. Savagery is always a part of mankind, it will occur wherever civilization pops up. Savagery is the exposure to violence. Civilized people “Are the people who choose to be honest and caring with one another.” (Linda) Civilization keeps people in check if someone does something

Ageism is a form of discrimination that affects almost every individual at some point in their life, whether it be in the work place or at the grocery store. Most examples of ageism are negative, often depicting the elderly as deteriorating, forgetful, or incompetent. Examples which characterize the elderly as "cute," although seemingly harmless, are still cases which overgeneralize the elderly population (Whitbourne & Whitbourne, 2011, p. 28). Ageism is often seen in popular media through greetings

Within Book III, the question of how to choose their rulers is brought to the attention of both Socrates and our interlocutor – Glaucon. They discuss the best methods for this selection and what a good ruler should and should not be. This dialogue opens the discussion of finding a falsehood that can persuade even rulers and possibly create a better city, leading to the usage of the Myth of Metals – the Noble Lie. Glaucon at first immediately agrees with Socrates’ point that guardians must believe