Justice, Law and Punishment

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Rights given by God, for example the right to life
Divine Rights
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Concerned with the relationship between the individual and the government
Political Rights
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Concerened with equal treatment for all in relation to the law, religious freedom and privacy
Civil Rights
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Preventing or discouraging a person from doing a particular action.
Deterrence
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Locking someone up in prison protecting the rest of society
Protection
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Those who do wrong must suffer, the worse the crime the harsher the punishment
Retribution
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Respecting the rights for others and them respecting yours
Utilitarian
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To make laws limiting human freedom to perform certain actions that cause harm to the individual
Paternalistic
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Concerned with changing the life of the offender, for example educational classes
Rehabilitation
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Rights that come from human nature, for example the right to food and shelter
Natural Rights
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Colson argues that this is the only true justice
Restorative Justice
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This justice should ensure the greatest good of the greatest number
Distributive Justice
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He argued under the social contract it's important to protect the rights of minority groups
John Stuart Mill
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The most extreme form of punishment
Captial Punishment
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Rights can be exercised as long as the state permits them, for example the right to drink alcohol
Totalitarian
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Who believed that law and justice are intrinsically linked
Aquinas
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It's the intentional infliction of pain or suffering by a legitimate authority on those who have breached laws
Punishment
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'All punishment is mischief, all punishment in itself is evil' who said this?
Bentham
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Citizens have the right to vote and to stand for public office
Social Equality
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All citizens are treated as equals by the government and the legal systems
Fundamental Equality
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Who argued that justice was the way to the happiest life?
Plato
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Who argued that a greater measure of justice could be achieved if the state attempted to balance the inequalities
Marx
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Card 2

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Concerned with the relationship between the individual and the government

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Political Rights

Card 3

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Concerened with equal treatment for all in relation to the law, religious freedom and privacy

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Card 4

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Preventing or discouraging a person from doing a particular action.

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Card 5

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Locking someone up in prison protecting the rest of society

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