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Legal Concept Terms
Unit 1 Terms
Term | Definition |
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Justice | The quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness. |
Access | Being able to use the legal system and its resources easily and effectively. |
Equality | Being treated the same regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ect. |
Fairness | Freedom from bias and injustice. Ensure all people are treated well under the law. |
Law | A set of rules that are officially recognised, binding, and enforceable to all members of a community by legal Institutions (Police and Courts). |
Rule | A framework for what is right and wrong within a certain community or group and is enforced by that group. These do not apply to everyone and are not legally binding. |
Custom | A societal behaviour that is commonly respected and used. These are not enforced. |
Values | Things that society feels are important and should be respected. Principles, standards, and qualities that society find desirable. |
Ethics | Rules or standards that direct the behaviour of individuals and provides and framework for what is consider right and wrong. |
Justice | The quality of just, impartial and fair. Getting an outcome that protects people and respects the law. |
Fairness | Everyone is free from bias, injustice and are being treated well under the law. |
Equality | That everyone is treated the same regardless of gender, race etc. |
Access | The people are able to use the legal system and its resources easily and effectively |
The Rule of Law | That everyone is treated equally under the eyes of the law. |
Anarchy | An absence of law. |