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Social justice refers to conceptions of justice applied to an entire society. That is to say, it refers to the idea of a just society, which gives individuals and groups fair treatment and a just share of the benefits of society. Social justice as a general concept is based on the idea of human rights. So a very broad definition of social justice is "social justice reflects the way in which human rights are manifested in the everyday lives of people at every level of society". Just Comment - Volume 3 Number 1, 2000 .
Social justice is also an important issue in politics. It can arguably be said that everyone wishes to live in a just society, but different political ideologies have different conceptions of what a just society actually is. The term "social justice" itself tends to be used by those ideologies who believe that present day society is highly unjust - and these are usually left-wing ideologies.
General understanding of social justice
H.G. Wells and his friends enunciated a series of principles (which formed the basis of the later United Nations Declaration on Human Rights), the first of which deserves to be repeated since it captures the essence of social justice:
- "Every man is a joint inheritor of all the natural resources and of the powers, inventions and possibilities accumulated by our forerunners. He is entitled, within the measure of these resources and without distinction of race, colour or professed beliefs or opinions, to the nourishment, covering and medical care needed to realise his full possibilities of physical and mental development from birth to death. Notwithstanding the various and unequal qualities of individuals, all men shall be deemed absolutely equal in the eyes of the law, equally important in social life and equally entitled to the respect of their fellow-men." Taken from a speech by Carmen Lawrence, accessible via http://www.safecom.org.au/social-justice.htm
Civilrights.org: Civil Rights Book Club: Philip Hoose's 'Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice' http://bit.ly/63zsV5
PeoplesWorld (PeoplesWorld) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:28:42 -0000
Civilrights.org: Civil Rights Book Club: Philip Hoose's 'Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice' http://bit.ly/63zsV5
In some ways, our civil war political landscape caused all this: weakening the Left & the fight for social justice.
Penhire (Paul O'Connor) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:04:24 -0000
In some ways, our civil war political landscape caused all this: weakening the Left & the fight for social justice.
Huraay... One point for justice and humanity ;D RT @thejakartaglobe: Omni Hospital drops civil lawsuit against Prita http://bit.ly/74FWRq
digma_epiphanic (Paradigma Epiphanic) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:21:32 -0000
Huraay... One point for justice and humanity ;D RT @thejakartaglobe: Omni Hospital drops civil lawsuit against Prita http://bit.ly/74FWRq
RT @parkerlauralyne: Civil Rights and #Restorative #Justice project at Northeastern University School of Law: http://bit.ly/7NN4a5
dismasministry (Dismas Ministry) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:27 -0000
RT @parkerlauralyne: Civil Rights and #Restorative #Justice project at Northeastern University School of Law: http://bit.ly/7NN4a5
Civil Rights and #Restorative #Justice project at Northeastern University School of Law: http://bit.ly/7NN4a5
parkerlauralyne (Lynette Parker) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:53:47 -0000
Civil Rights and #Restorative #Justice project at Northeastern University School of Law: http://bit.ly/7NN4a5
Justice Department subpoenaed: A federal civil rights watchdog group wants more information from the Justice Depart... http://bit.ly/7y7lCq
nvdaily (nvdaily.com) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:00:22 -0000
Justice Department subpoenaed: A federal civil rights watchdog group wants more information from the Justice Depart... http://bit.ly/7y7lCq
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Canadian Council for Rights of Injured Workers - A source of information regarding injured workers' rights in Canada.
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Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law - Public interest legal foundation dedicated to protecting the civil, constitutional, and human rights of persons coming within the jurisdiction of the USA.
Law and Justice Foundation of NSW - Providing access to free Australian and international legal materials.
Meta Description: [ The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW seeks to advance the fairness and equity of the justice system, and to improve access to justice, especially for socially and economically disadvantaged people.; ]
The RAND Institute for Civil Justice - Our mission is to help make the civil justice system more efficient and more equitable by supplying government and private decisionmakers and the public with the results of objective, empirically based, analytic research.
Meta Description: [ The RAND Institute for Civil Justice helps to make the civil justice system more efficient and more equitable through objective, empirically based research. ]
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