Law and Justice (OCR A-Level Law): Quizzes
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What does justice refer to in legal terms?
What does justice refer to in legal terms?
Law punishing wrongs & safeguarding rights
Who wrote 'A Theory of Justice' in 1971?
Who wrote 'A Theory of Justice' in 1971?
John Rawls
Under Rawls' social contract, where does legal authority legitimately come from?
Under Rawls' social contract, where does legal authority legitimately come from?
Consent of the governed
Which freedoms does Rawls' greatest equal liberty principle protect?
Which freedoms does Rawls' greatest equal liberty principle protect?
Speech, thought, conscience & assembly
Under Rawls' difference principle, when are inequalities just?
Under Rawls' difference principle, when are inequalities just?
When they benefit the most disadvantaged
What is the key requirement of formal justice?
What is the key requirement of formal justice?
Similar cases receive similar treatment
What must be proved in criminal law to meet substantive justice?
What must be proved in criminal law to meet substantive justice?
Mens rea (guilty mind)
What does distributive justice address?
What does distributive justice address?
Fair allocation of resources in society
What is the primary aim of corrective justice?
What is the primary aim of corrective justice?
Restoring parties to rightful position
Which conflict might arise between different types of justice?
Which conflict might arise between different types of justice?
Formal vs substantive justice