Dimensions Of Justice Research Articles

The Paradox of Justice: From Transitional to Everyday Justice

Transitional justice lacks a coherent framework for articulating the relationship between distributive and corrective justice. Academic debates remain largely normative, focused on whether and how transitional justice should distinguish itself from the realm of the social, economic, and cultural. Where there is a bridge between legal logics and lived realities, it generally happens through victims’ consultation, but these are often thinly designed processes, revolving around questions like “what do victims want” or failing to turn expectations into action. Taking inspiration from Sally Engle Merry’s “paradox of measurement,” in which measurements produce the realities they assess, we pose a “paradox of justice” in which victims’ lived experiences are filtered and reproduced through the technology of consultation. While important, the question of “what do victims want” ultimately oversimplifies the complexities of how injustice is experienced. Drawing on a unique dataset of everyday indicators of justice from Colombia, this article establishes a framework for articulating the experiential dimensions of post-conflict justice. Ultimately, this framework highlights that justice is a process—whether in the courtroom or in a village reckoning with a massacre—and that the kinds of relationships that justice institutions build with victims are of equal relevance to what these institutions ultimately deliver.

How Australian environmental non-governmental organisations frame and enact climate justice

This paper seeks to examine how Australian environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) communicate about and mobilise their supporters for climate justice. ENGOs play an important role in raising awareness and changing values, attitudes and behaviours related to climate justice. However, while many Australian ENGOs have begun incorporating language around climate justice in their communications, it remains unclear how this concept is framed and enacted in practice. Using data collected from 619 ENGO websites and 149 grant applications, we examine how ENGOs describe climate justice and the collective action frames they use to mobilise action. We found that while few ENGOs provided detailed explanations of climate justice on their websites, they primarily framed climate injustice as a procedural and distributive problem. The fossil fuel sector was most commonly identified as the cause of climate injustice, and First Nations communities most commonly affected. ENGOs linked different climate justice dimensions to diverse causes, issues and actions, indicating a nuanced understanding of how climate justice can be enacted in different contexts. However, they primarily proposed incremental tactics involving education, solidarity and allyship behaviours rather than radical actions through which to drive a transformative agenda of social, political or economic change. We conclude the paper with a discussion of applied implications for ENGOs and suggestions for future research.

Thomas d’Aquin dans les Ténèbres de l’Antisémitisme.Considérations sur le faux témoignage dans la théorie de la justice

The primary objective of this study is to revisit Thomas Aquinas’ notion of justice in light of the author’s own considerations regarding false testimony, specifically in its relation to sin. The intention is to emphasize, within the philosopher, theologian, and advisor’s thinking, the non-sacrificial dimension of justice, which aligns with a testimonial view of cultural evolution and, consequently, philosophical and theological thought. These topics will be addressed through an examination of the discussion surrounding antisemitism in S. Thomas Aquinas, a discussion conducted and explored by Hippolyte Gayraud in his book titled L’Antisémitisme de Saint Thomas D’Aquin (The Antisemitism of Saint Thomas Aquinas).

Language, context, and action: exploring equity and justice content in Vancouver environmental plans

ABSTRACT Environmental plans have been criticised for failing to appropriately address equity and justice concerns, exacerbating inequity, and overlooking systemic injustices. Some scholars have argued that the use of equity and justice terminology impacts the equity and justice work being done, citing challenges with vague uses of equity. Our research used thematic content analyses, with a focus on language-use, to explore equity and justice framings in four environmental planning documents in Vancouver, B.C. Framings of equity and justice were coded across nine dominant themes and compared against how often each plan acknowledged and addressed four dimensions of justice: distributive, procedural, recognition, and epistemic. We found that plans with more specific, nuanced, and seemingly intentional framings of equity and justice generally included more well-rounded engagement with the four dimensions of justice. Between documents, we highlight vague uses of equity, a focus on distribution, and equity being framed primarily as a guaranteed byproduct. Across documents, we highlight benefits-for-all language, different responses to systemic injustice, and different planning contexts. In discussing the contextual differences across plans, we argue it is important for more research to consider equity and justice in planning on a micro level to better understand the specific justice needs and limitations of different cities and planning goals. We also argue for more work to include epistemic justice alongside the traditional distributive, procedural, and recognition justices. Key policy highlights To better support equity and justice work, planners should aim to have a clear and specific understanding of a project’s equity and justice concerns, priorities, and goals early in the planning process; equity and justice priorities and approaches should guide the entire planning process, rather than be incorporated into a finished product after-the-fact. To better support equity and justice work, approaches to equity and justice in plans should be grounded in a detailed and nuanced understanding of systemic injustices and intersectionality. Generalised, “benefits-for-all” language could risk inequitable solutions; whenever possible, plans should identify specific groups and their unique needs. To better consider local needs and address equity and justice issues, plans should acknowledge and incorporate diverse knowledge systems, perspectives, and practices such as Indigenous ways of “doing, being, and knowing”.

Assessing climate justice awareness among climate neutral-to-be cities

This paper sheds light on the importance of evaluating climate justice concerns when forging climate-neutral strategies at the city level. Climate justice can be a useful policy lever to develop measures that promote simultaneously greenhouse gas emissions reductions and their social justice dimension, thus reducing the risk of adverse impacts. As a result, evaluating policymakers’ awareness of (i) recognition (ii) distributive (iii) procedural, and (iv) intergenerational issues about the transition to climate neutrality might help identify where to intervene to ensure that decisions towards more sustainable urban futures are born justly and equitably. This study uses data from the European Mission on 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 and a principal component analysis to build an index of climate justice awareness. It then identifies control factors behind different levels of climate justice awareness. The empirical analysis suggests that the more cities are engaged in climate efforts, the more they implement these efforts considering also the social justice dimension. It also reveals that the geographical location and the relationship with higher levels of governance contribute to shape the heterogeneity in a just-considerate climate action by virtue of different governance structures, historical legacies, and economic, cultural, and political characteristics. Overall, the analysis unveils that the availability of governmental support in capacity building and financial advisory services, and the breadth of the city’s legal powers across different fields of action are positively related to justice awareness. Conversely, the perception of favourable geo-climatic conditions is negatively correlated. These relationships can be read as assistance needs that cities perceive in their pathway to just climate neutrality and highlight where future efforts in research and policy-making should focus in the following years to pave the way to a just transition.

Houston, we have a problem!: The use of ChatGPT in responding to customer complaints

This study aims to explore the use of ChatGPT-4 in generating management responses to customer reviews or complaints posted on Tripadvisor. Customer reviews and management responses are viewed as information sources for holidaymakers when they are making their decisions. A negative customer review about a hotel accommodation experience from TripAdvisor together with the response made by hotel management to this review, and the ChatGPT-4 generated management response to the same customer review were evaluated by 40 industry experts based on six dimensions of a service recovery model and three dimensions of justice that are frequently used by researchers. The findings suggest several practical implications mainly that the ChatGPT-4 generated management response satisfies the requirements of an efficient and effective management response. The quality of ChatGPT-4 generated management responses tends to be extremely high and they may be generated within seconds and with little effort. In addition to the several above practical implications, as ChatGPT-4 can measure the severity of service failures based on customer complaints the study has important implications for service failures and recovery literature.

Impact of Organizational Justice, Support, Resilience, and Need Satisfaction on French Social Workers’ Psychological Well-Being

ABSTRACT Purpose Based on an approach to psychological health at work and on social exchange theory, this study tested the relationships between the four dimensions of organizational justice (distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational), supervisor and coworker support, resilience and psychological well-being (PWB). Method Using a cross-sectional design with one measurement, a sample of 369 French social workers responded to an online questionnaire. Analysis were based on correlations, and on mediations with Hayes and Preacher’s (2014) method. Results The results showed that satisfaction of the three psychological needs, procedural justice, supports, and resilience explained PWB. Mediation analyses showed that satisfaction of the need for autonomy played a mediating role between interpersonal justice, procedural justice, and PWB. Satisfaction of the needs for competence and autonomy played a mediating role between coworker support and PWB. Satisfaction of the three needs played a mediating role between resilience and PWB. Discussion and conclusion The results pointed out the relevance of need satisfaction in predicting PWB. These findings confirm the relevance of justice, support, and resilience for social workers’ well-being, and of the importance of need satisfaction that plays a critical role.

Scapegoats and Underdogs: Narrative Control and Defence Positioning within and Beyond the International Criminal Court

Abstract Building on a growing body of scholarship that accentuates the communicative foundations and dimensions of international criminal justice, the article explores how defendants and their defence teams navigate the discursive battleground in the course of trials at the International Criminal Court (icc). Given the central role of narratives in the construction and (de)legitimation of identities, and their profound implications for perceptions about trial participants, the article seeks to understand what implications defences’ relative disadvantage vis-á-vis the prosecutions’ in terms of institutional support, access to resources and media visibility, have for their strategies of narrative control and positioning. To this end, the article charts the discursive battle sites at global, regional and local levels, maps specific strategies of narrative control in these sites, and zooms in on two prominent themes in the identity construction of defendants within and beyond the icc courtroom.

Mapping urban heat islands and heat-related risk during heat waves from a climate justice perspective: A case study in the municipality of Padua (Italy) for inclusive adaptation policies

Climate change has led to a dramatic increase in extreme events worldwide. Predictions for a + 1.5 °C world indicate that 13.8% of the global population will be exposed to heat waves (HWs), a proportion rising to 36.9% in a + 2 °C scenario. At present, about 9.6 M people in the EU and UK are exposed to extreme heat every year. Overheating has various impacts on cities, including urban infrastructure failures and changes in ecological processes. However, scarce attention is currently paid to the distribution of HWs impacts and the differential vulnerabilities of different social groups, raising the issue of climate justice in cities. HWs directly impact the health of the most vulnerable social groups resulting in an increase in mortality and morbidity rates. This research focuses on the city of Padua (Italy) as a pilot study to assess the effects of urban HWs and heat islands (UHI) combined. By framing the unequal spatial distribution of socially vulnerable groups, this study aims to i) provide a replicable spatially explicit open-access methodology to assess the heat-related risk of UHI; ii) propose the first climate justice heat-related risk index to be adopted in inclusive and just adaptation plans. Specifically, it aims to i) identify HWs and map critical hotspots during summer 2022 at suburban scale; ii) assess the spatial correlations among impervious areas and UHI; iii) map the climate risk to vulnerable social groups; and iv) propose a global climate justice risk index for all the vulnerable groups considered. Images from Landsat 8–9 were processed, and territorial data were acquired from public databases. It was found that three extreme HWs hit Padua in summer 2022, on 2–7 June, 21–23 July, and 4–8 August, when maximum temperatures were 35.1 °C, 36.1 °C, and 35.8 °C, respectively. The intensity and magnitude of UHIs were considerable, with land surface temperatures of 33.8 °C on average (σ = 1.7, min = 27.9, max = 41.4). UHI intensity reached 5–8 °C of difference with rural contexts, mainly in strongly urbanized sectors. Ordinary least squares regression indicated a positive correlation with impervious surfaces, with a β coefficient showing an average increase of 0.3 °C per 10% of soil sealing. Six different hotspots were identified both in industrial areas and within the city centre. However, the integrated climate risk analyses highlight that most critical areas are in sectors where there is a large number of the elderly, migrants, children, and low-income households. Our findings reveal the need for urgent heat island mitigation measures and that the distributive dimension of climate justice should be respected in adaptation planning.

A Research Study Concerning the Regulatory Role of Organizational Justice in the Impact of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Commitment

Purpose-The study aims to reveal the regulatory role of organizational justice in the effect of job satisfaction on organizational commitment.Design/methodology/approach-The research consists of companies from the packaging sector in Halkalı and Silivri districts of Istanbul. The survey data were collected from 437 participants according to the five-point Likert scale and analysed by SPSS 22 and AMOS 24.Findings-When the effect of independent variables on organizational commitment was examined, it was seen that all variables had a significant effect on organizational commitment. The model established for the regulatory role of organizational justice perception inthe relationship between organizational commitment and its sub-dimensions and job satisfaction was found to be significant.Discussion-The difference between the effectiveness of the dimensions of organizational justice on various aspects of job satisfaction and organizational commitment reveals that the results of this research are strong. The findings and information obtained will be useful for managers to improve their work with a sense of organizational justice. As a result, in this research, the regulatory role of organizational justice in the effect of job satisfaction on organizational commitment of employees in the packaging sector was tried to be determined. In this context, this research offers suggestions for managers and future studies

The relationship between job burnout and organizational justice in Iranian nurses: A cross-sectional study

This study was conducted to identify job burnout and its relationship with organizational justice among nurses employed in educational hospitals in Sari, Iran. The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 291 nurses employed in educational hospitals. The data collection tools included a questionnaire on demographic characteristics, organizational justice questionnaires by Niehoff and Moorman, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. A total of 262 nurses were included in this research. The mean of the total organizational justice score and the components of job burnout including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment scores were 52.38 (SD=16.04), 36.64 (SD=11.05), 14.28 (SD=4.9), and 65.64 (SD=5.98), respectively. The results related to the level of organizational justice showed that the lowest mean score was obtained in the distributive justice dimension of organizational justice, while the highest mean score was obtained in the interactional justice dimension. The Pearson correlation coefficient indicated a negative and significant correlation between organizational justice and the number of overtime hours per month (r=-0.16, P=0.012). The results of the present study show that organizational justice has a significant effect on the occurrence of job burnout among nurses, and nursing service managers should adhere to justice and apply it in the organization to reduce job burnout and increase nurses' trust, commitment, satisfaction, motivation, and performance.

The Construction of Family Law in the Compilation of Islamic Law in Indonesia: A Review of John Rawls’s Concept of Justice and Jasser Auda’s Maqashid al-Shari'a

Justice has long been studied by philosophers, religious figures, and politicians. It is nearly impossible to speak about the law without talking about justice since justice is the goal of the law. Rawls's concept of justice has an orientation towards social welfare (li al-maslahat al-umma). This conception has relevance to the principles of maqasid al-shari'a, which also emphasizes justice. This paper will explore Rawls’s concept of justice and Auda’s notion of maqasid al-shari'a and apply them as an analytical device to examine the construction of family formulated in the Compilation of Islamic Law. Family constitutes the most basic unit in society, and any legal stipulation related to the family must be critically re-examined. This study argues that constructing a just family based on maqasid al-sharia will form a family that benefits the family members and society. The dimension of justice fosters and provides space for equality in the domestic household. In contrast, the maqasid al-sharia dimension serves as an external dimension within the scope of the family. This dimension forms a family construction that safeguards and protects religion, the soul, the Intellect, offspring, and property.

Energy and Environmental Justice in China: Literature Review and Research Agenda

Energy and environmental justice (EEJ) is an interdisciplinary field of study that examines the social, economic, and political dimensions of energy and environmental transitions. Studying EEJ in China is crucial as the country accelerates its transition towards environmental sustainability and carbon neutrality, highlighting the need for the development of more equitable energy and environmental policies. This paper offers a comprehensive review of academic research on EEJ in the Chinese context. Our review indicates that Chinese EEJ scholarship has identified instances of injustice in China's energy and ecological transitions and highlighted specific characteristics, including regional disparities, urban-rural inequality, and the disproportionate impact on migrant populations. However, the tendency to apply Western justice principles (e.g., distributive, recognition, and procedural justice) undermines the appreciation of the diverse and contextual interpretations of justice-related research in China. Furthermore, there is a lack of critical justice research that explores the root causes of injustice in China. The review suggests that future research can advance theoretical development by conducting cross-cultural studies, while also adopting a more critical approach that foregrounds the role of power in reproducing injustice. This review is useful for those interested in researching the social justice dimensions of energy and ecological transitions in China.

Educational Governance: Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility

Purpose: The purpose of this study to achieve territorial governance in the educational field, the practice of sustainable development and correct social responsibility are required. Method: For this reason, this study used a quantitative approach, a non-experimental design, and a causal correlation scope. The population included 261 directors of a local educational entity, while the sample considered 120 directors, after the intentional non-probabilistic test. Results and Conclusions: The instruments were validated with results in the Cronbach's Alpha test of 0.961 for sustainable development and 0.991 for social responsibility. It was possible to conclude that the variables significantly influence territorial educational governance. This could be demonstrated with the Nagelkerke R2 value of 0.981. Research implications: Through this study it was shown that training in sustainable development and university social responsibility affect the territorial educational governance of the directors of an Educational Management Unit, by 98.1%. Originality/value: The social justice dimension implies instructing citizens to combat gaps such as poverty, discrimination, and lack of attention to the most vulnerable sectors.

A multidimensional account of social justice for global health research.

A transformation of global health research is urgently needed if it is to eliminate long-standing structural inequities within the field and help reduce global health disparities. Ethics has a key role to play in fostering such a transformation: it can help identify what the transformation should entail. Yet, ethics scholarship linking global health research to greater equity and social justice has limited authority and capacity to do so for two related reasons: it largely fails to apply theories and concepts of justice from the global South and it says little about whether or how to address the coloniality and epistemic injustices inherent within global health research. This paper develops a multidimensional social justice lens using social justice and decolonial theory from the global North and global South. This lens identifies five core dimensions of social justice: power, recognition, harmony, inclusion, and well-being. This paper then applies the multidimensional lens to the global health research context. For each dimension of social justice, several key ways to transform global health research are identified and described. They include shifting control of global health research funding, education, conduct, and publishing away from the global North and making knowledge from the global South visible and valued. To conclude, potential objections are considered.

PUTUSAN HAKIM ATAS PEMENUHAN HAK-HAK ISTRI PADA KASUS CERAI GUGAT DALAM PERSPEKTIF CEDAW

This study aims to identify the dimension of gender justice in the judge's decision on the divorce case in the Tasikmalaya City Religious Court Decision No. 2000/Pdt. G/2021/PA Tmk which requires the husband (defendant) to pay 'iddah, mut'ah, and madhliyah to the wife (plaintiff). This normative-empirical legal research uses a philosophical approach. The principle of gender equality in CEDAW becomes the theory of analysis of the subject matter of this study. The results of the study show that there is a dimension of gender justice in the judge's decision at the Tasikmalaya City Religious Court No. 2000/Pdt.G/2021/Pa.Tm which is in line with the three principles of the CEDAW convention. First, the principle of substantive equality in the judge's gender-fair decision for the rights of plaintiffs is manifested juridically in the decision of the Tasikmalaya City Religious Court. Second, the principle of non-discrimination in the judge's decision that is gender fair to the plaintiff's rights based on the defendant has no longer provided a living. Third, the principle of state obligation on gender-fair judges' decisions for plaintiffs' rights based on gender-responsive laws on women's rights after divorce. The theoretical implications of this study show that the principle of gender mainstreaming in the CEDAW convention can be transformed into the decision of a Religious Court judge regarding a lawsuit case. The limitation of this study has not examined the variety of factors that often make judges passive, so that if the plaintiff does not demand a grant from the defendant, then the plaintiff does not get material rights from the plaintiff.

Why is India a popular destination for Bangladeshi medical tourists? A study based on perceived justice by Bangladeshi patients

PurposeThere is evidence of Bangladeshi citizens travelling to India to receive medical treatments, known as medical tourism. This study aims to explore the perceived justice dimensions of Bangladeshi patients towards domestic health care and the effects of these dimensions on their intention for outbound tourism to India.Design/methodology/approachData from 307 Bangladeshi medical tourists were collected to test the proposed model. The data has been interpreted through the proposed model with covariance-based structural equation modelling in AMOS. To produce the results, the measurement model and structural model were examined.FindingsThe analysis confirmed the significant impact of procedural, informational and interpersonal justice dimensions on patients’ health-care experiences. However, the effect of distributive justice on patient experience has been found insignificant. The study also revealed a significant negative impact of patient satisfaction on outbound medical tourism intention. Thus, it raises concerns for the local medical service providers about improving patient satisfaction.Practical implicationsThe findings of this paper can be applicable for health-care practitioners and policymakers in emerging countries to improve the bottlenecks of the health-care system for increasing patients’ service experiences and reducing the intention of patients for outbound medical tourism.Originality/valueThe research on perceived justice theory regarding the intention of medical tourism is limited. This research is one of the few studies to combine perceived justice theory with trust and medical tourism decision-making. Using the lens of perceived justice, this research argues that the decrease in perceived justice negatively affects the patients’ service experience, trust and loyalty to the service provider.

Using Spatial Justice in Urban Planning with The Systemic Thinking Approach

The unbalanced distribution of public land uses is one of the consequences of the rapid growth of cities in recent decades. This problem causes the unequal of citizens from urban services, which results in the morphing of the polar and dual spatial structures in the city space. The present study is to recognize and analyze the dimensions of spatial justice and apply this concept in urban planning. Therefore, it is applied research. The research method is descriptive-analytic. Qualitative data were collected with an open questionnaire and through interviews and reviewing library documents. The quantitative data used in numerical form and by the weighting of Delphi questionnaires were prepared. In this study, 12 professors, experts in the field of urban planning and management from five top universities of Tehran in Iran (Tehran University, Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, The University of Tarbiat Modarres, and Shahid Beheshti University) were selected as the team of experts. Then, by forming the matrix of the interaction space justice elements and numerical coding of experts based on the logic of the cause-effect and the effect of each criterion on the system and conversely, effective spatial justice indicators in urban planning, were prioritized. The results of the analysis show that urban space has spatial justice when it includes the indicators of "simplicity and readability", "equality of opportunity" and "human scale". Finally, according to the results of previous stages, the neighborhood layout model in the city is proposed based on the concept of spatial justice.

Effect of organizational justice on organization citizenship behavior of female employees in Saudi Arabia

The aim of this study is to examine the association between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among female workers in Saudi Arabia. Organizational justice has been acknowledged as a significant predictor of employee attitudes and behavior; however, its impact on the OCB of female workers in Saudi Arabia remains underexplored. To address this research gap, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among female workers in various organizations in Saudi Arabia. The study assessed organizational justice by considering three dimensions: distributive fairness, procedural fairness, and interactional fairness. Additionally, OCB was measured using a scale adapted from previous research. The collected data were subjected to regression analysis. The study findings indicate a positive relationship between organizational justice and OCB among female workers in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, distributive fairness, procedural fairness, and interactional fairness exerted a significant positive influence on OCB. This research contributes to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence on the impact of organizational justice on OCB among female workers in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, it extends prior research by investigating the specific dimensions of organizational justice that affect OCB. Nonetheless, there are certain limitations to this study. Firstly, its cross-sectional nature restricts the ability to draw causal inferences. Moreover, the absence of comparisons with other cultural and national contexts represents another limitation. In conclusion, this study holds important implications for organizations in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere that aim to foster OCB among female workers. The findings suggest that enhancing organizational justice can lead to positive work behaviors among female employees. Future research should explore the generalizability of these findings to other contexts and investigate the potential moderating effects of cultural factors.

Diving into a just transition: How are fisheries considered during the emergence of renewable energy production in Scottish waters?

Infrastructure at sea to accommodate a transition to renewable energy and meet global climate commitments is proliferating around the world. Although there is seemingly more space at sea than on land for these new developments, anticipated and existing conflict with existing marine users such as the fishing industry have raised concerns. Yet, countries around the world have committed to a just energy transition, which should avoid disproportionate impacts on specific communities. This study introduces a framework that considers three dimensions of justice at different project planning stages to analyse whether strategies to foster justice for fisheries align with remaining barriers to justice. It was used to understand how existing and planned cable and renewables projects in Scottish waters account for energy justice in relation to the fishing industry. Procedural justice aspects of project planning have improved over time, with greater involvement of the fishing industry during the siting and design of projects. However, resource constraints limited the involvement of smaller fishing fleets, indicating a barrier to recognitional justice. Distributional justice at project level was steered by decision-making at a national level, and national targets for renewable energy generation made the fishing industry feel they are not on equal footing with project developers. The findings of this study provide key insights into the multiple dimensions of energy justice and their implications for the consideration of fisheries. Identified best practices and potential barriers to a just transition can be helpful for other nations seeking to introduce new developments into their marine space.