What is justice? Questions of justice are questions about what people are due. However, what that means in practice
depends on the context in which the question is raised. Depending on context, the formal question of what people
are due is answered by principles of desert, reciprocity, equality, or need. Justice, therefore, is a constellation
of elements that exhibit a degree of integration and unity. Nonetheless, the integrity of justice is limited, in
a way that is akin to the integrity of a neighborhood rather than that of a building. A theory of justice offers
individuals a map of that neighborhood, within which they can explore just what elements amount to justice.
Discusses what justice is and how its meaning will often depend on its context
Looks at what constitutes justice from a philosophical and legal perspective
Will be of interest to philosophers, political scientists and legal theorists