Justice as a good value helps to bring about peaceful and harmonious existence among the people of a society/community. Justice is a social pillar of every society, which advocates for fairness, equity and equality for all citizens.
It is a concept that preaches peace, progress and development. The concept of justice is centred on doing what is just and morally right at all times and giving everybody his/her due in order to have a peaceful and progressive existence/relationship in our society.
Attributes/Characteristic Features of Justice
- Fairness
- Equality
- Impartiality
- Moral Uprightness
- Equity
- Peace and Harmony
- Transparency/Openness
- Progress and Development
Types of Justice
- Judicial justice
- Distributive justice
- Retributive justice
- Commutative justice
- Legal justice
- Restorative justice