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injustice

vr.tr.injustice · XCT.QLT

Let an agent explain injustice as a concept, relay philosophical, legal and social theories with attribution, describe the named forms, point people facing unfair treatment to legal aid, ombudsmen or human rights bodies, and distinguish injustice from illegality, inequality, misfortune and specific legal offences such as perverting the course of justice.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain injustice as a concept, relay philosophical, legal and social theories with attribution, describe the named forms, point people facing unfair treatment to legal aid, ombudsmen or human rights bodies, and distinguish injustice from illegality, inequality, misfortune and specific legal offences such as perverting the course of justice.

The quality or instance of unfairness or of violating rights or justice, discussed in ethics, law and social theory in forms such as perversion of the course of justice, favouritism, environmental injustice, when harms fall disproportionately on marginalised communities, occupational injustice, a concept in occupational therapy about barriers to meaningful activity, epistemic injustice, described by philosopher Miranda Fricker as wrongs done to someone in their capacity as a knower, and Basmanny justice, a Russian term used by critics for courts seen as serving political ends; claims of injustice are often contested and are attributed.

What it is for: Not applicable; a moral and social concept.

It can be explain theories with attribution; relay named forms; describe contested examples neutrally; point to remedies and support.

Distinguishing features

Normative concept

Many forms

Contested claims

Linked to remedies

What it looks like

Not a visible object; a quality of situations and actions.

Physical character

Epistemic Injustice by Miranda Fricker: 2007 year

Basmanny justice term origin: Basmanny District Court, Moscow note - early 2000s usage

registry parents: immorality, unfairness note

How it is recognised

Unfairness or violation of justice

Perversion of justice, environmental injustice, favouritism, occupational injustice, Basmanny justice, epistemic injustice

Illegality breaks law but may be just or unjust; inequality is unequal distribution; misfortune has no wrongdoer; perverting justice is a specific crime

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

unfairness

is contrasted with -

justice

includes -

epistemic injustice

includes - as the corresponding movement

environmental justice

In practice

Families and kinds

legal and procedural injustice

distributive injustice

environmental injustice

epistemic injustice

occupational injustice

corruption and favouritism

Standards and regulation

Human rights law

Anti-corruption and anti-discrimination laws

Fair trial guarantees such as ECHR Article 6

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting contested claims as settled

Partisan framing of political cases

Giving personal legal advice

Also called

perversion of justiceenvironmental injusticefavouritismOccupational injusticeBasmanny Justiceepistemic injusticesocial injusticehermeneutical injusticeEcho Chambers of Authoritytestimonial injusticeepistemicide

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.injustice-attribute

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What injustice is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is injustice, and how does it differ from illegality, inequality, misfortune and the crime of perverting justice? definition
  2. Is the question conceptual, or about unfair treatment someone is facing, where legal aid, ombudsmen or rights bodies can help? boundary

Forms

Named forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are perversion of justice, favouritism, environmental, occupational and epistemic injustice, and Basmanny justice? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific form? action
Theory Theories.

Attribution.

Philosophy

Philosophy.

Philosophy

Philosophy.

  1. How do philosophers from Aristotle to Rawls, Sen and Fricker analyse injustice? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Social theory

Social theory.

Social theory

Social theory.

  1. How do structural and environmental injustice theories work, with scholars attributed? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Law and remedies.

Regulation.

Remedies

Remedies.

Remedies

Remedies.

  1. What legal and non-legal remedies exist for injustice? provenance
  2. Which entry fits ombudsman? action

Courts

Judicial independence.

Courts

Courts.

  1. How do organisations assess judicial independence, and how is the term Basmanny justice used, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Movements.

Context.

Environment

Environmental justice.

Environment

Environment.

  1. How did the environmental justice movement emerge? provenance
  2. Which entry fits environmental justice? action

Occupation

Occupational justice.

Occupation

Occupation.

  1. How do occupational therapists use the concept of occupational justice? provenance
  2. Which entry fits occupational therapy? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should the named forms be separate entries?
  • How should philosophical and legal sources be linked?
  • How should politically contested examples be presented?