IS JUSTICE FOR SALE IN TEXAS? When lawyers of the multibillion Pennzoil-Texaco cases came to trial‚ they were not in any means in a strange place. The lawyers had previously made big donations towards the campaigns of justices officiating the trials. Funding justices ’ campaigns in Texas is not uncommon‚ neither is it illegal. Of the nine states where judges are chosen through partisan elections‚ Texas is the only state that chooses all members of the bench through elections and additionally‚
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21April2014 Social Justice What is social justice? Social Justice can mean something different depending on who you are talking to. The most common definition of social justice is a policy-making theory that tries to ensure that all members of society are treated fairly and that all have the same opportunities to partake of and share in the benefits of society. This could mean the end of discrimination based on sex‚ race‚ creed‚ ethnicity‚ or income. Another form of social justice could be equality
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Plato’s “Republic” is a seminal text‚ that explores; the definition of justice‚ the character and order of a just city and the minutiae of human experience. Specifically in Book IV‚ Republic examines the four main virtues of life; Justice‚ wisdom‚ courage and moderation. Through this chapter one can postulate that for the harmony of the city and the individual the tenure of moderation and spirit must always be balanced. However book IV‚ is not simply suggesting‚ that moderation means a man is necessarily
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What is justice? Why do men behave justly? Is it because they fear the consequences of injustice? Is it worthwhile to be just? Is justice a good thing in and of itself regardless of its rewards or punishments? Speaking through his teacher Socrates‚ Plato attempts to answer these questions in the Republic. In book I Thrasymachus‚ a rival of Socrates makes the claim that justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger. It does not pay to be just because those who behave unjustly naturally gain
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will go to a happier destination. Like Socrates‚ who was expecting to join the Gods‚ “who are very good masters” ‚ Plato sees no reason to fear death. More importantly‚ he believes the soul is immortal. He was a dualist‚ and thus claiming that soul and body are two separate entities. The body is mortal and changes‚ while the soul is immortal and unchangeable. In his dialogue ‘Phaedo’‚ Plato presents three arguments for an immortal soul. Firstly‚ the cyclical argument
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In today’s criminal justice system‚ jails and prisons are becoming more overcrowded due to the recent increase in crime rates. Many criminal justice agencies have recently found a new method of punishment that can be used deter people from committing criminal actions and further prevent overcrowding the prisons. This new method of punishment is known as restorative justice. This new method of punishment focuses on having the offender restore the losses of both their victim and their community in
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Social Justice Beverly James Submitted to Cheryl Smith RN MSN FNP-BC in partial fulfillment of NR452 Contemporary Topics in Healthcare Regis University December 11‚ 2011 Social Justice According to Stanhope and Lancaster social justice refers to “providing humane care and social supports for the most disadvantage members of society” (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ p. 386‚ 2010). As a nurse in the community we can be advocates for those who are disadvantaged and “facilitate change in public policy
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The youth justice system focuses mainly on punishing children and young people and fails to promote their welfare’- Discuss this view‚ giving arguments for and against‚ and referring to the relevant legislation and course materials. . In this assignment I will concentrate on the youth justice system‚ citing The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA)‚ The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentences) Act 2000‚ The Children and Young Person Act 1969 and The Children Act 1989. The Criminal Justice system comprises
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Both Justice Scalia and Justice Breyer agree more than they differ and they agree about nothing so much as the extent to which they agree. Justice Scalia is a conservative and a calls himself an “originalist‚” believing that judges should determine the framers’ original intent in the words of the constitution‚ and stick by what is says. Justice Breyer‚ on the other hand‚ is more of liberal‚ often called a pragmatist. Breyer believes in what he calls the living Constitution‚ the idea that the values
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Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the characters are motivated to seek revenge in order to get what they believe is justice. Shakespeare’s main character‚ Prince Hamlet‚ is both clouded by his passion for vengeance and his responsibility to revive a sense of justice to Denmark‚ which evidently creates the ultimate tragedy of the play. Undoubtedly‚ the theme of revenge and justice is present throughout the entire play‚ from the moment young Hamlet is confronted by the ghost of his father to the very
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