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Equal justice under law is a phrase engraved on the West Pediment, above the front entrance of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. It is also a societal ideal that has influenced the American legal system. The phrase was proposed by the building's architects, and then approved by judges of the Court in 1932.
Jan 4, 2019 · Learn how the phrase "Equal Justice Under Law" originated from ancient Greece and evolved into a judicial ideal in the United States. Explore the challenges and opportunities to achieve true equal justice in the criminal justice system.
Dec 9, 2021 · Equality is at the heart of human rights, and at the heart of the solutions required to carry us through this period of global crisis. That doesn’t mean we must all look the same, think the same or act the same.
Jun 1, 2022 · This report looks at how a focus on people-centered justice turns existing assumptions about justice reform on their head in three ways. First, it clarifies the fact that even the systems—which claim to manifest rule of law—disadvantage the poor, vulnerable, marginalized groups, women, and children.
Jul 25, 2020 · In Equal Justice, Frederick Wilmot-Smith defends an account of justice in legal systems. He thus undertakes two tasks. First, he must explain why we need an account of ‘legal justice’, as opposed to drawing our conclusions about legal systems from more global accounts of social justice. Second, he must defend his conception of legal justice ...
Jun 26, 2017 · 6.1 Justice as Equality. So we need to ask about the circumstances in which justice requires a substantively equal distribution of advantages.
Jun 26, 2020 · In theory, the most influential concepts of justice are egalitarian, ones in which the concept of equality plays a central role. In practice, however, research shows that people are not so much...
