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What does it mean?
Justice should be administered fairly.
In plain terms
Justice must be fair.
What can you take from it?
Fairness is essential to justice.

Where it applies

  • legal proceedings
  • policy reform
  • public discourse

Putting it to work

  • legal reform
  • policy writing

Questions to consider

  • What is fair justice?
  • How do you ensure fairness?

Another view

It is an abstract ideal that lacks practical definition.

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