Procedural Justice and Relational Theory

This book bridges a scholarly divide between empirical and normative theorizing about procedural justice in the context of relations of power between citizens and the state. It will be of interest to a wide academic readership in philosophy, law, psychology and criminology.

Autorentext

Denise Meyerson, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Catriona Mackenzie, Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Therese MacDermott, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Inhalt

Introduction: procedural justice in law, psychology, and philosophy

Part I Procedural justice in policing, courts and prisons: empirical reviews

1. The empirical study of procedural justice policing in Australia: highlights and challenges

2. Procedural fairness and jury satisfaction: an analysis of relational dimensions

3. Procedural justice in corrections

Part II Procedural justice and legitimacy: empirical and normative perspectives

4. Procedural justice, legitimacy and social contexts

5. Procedure-content interaction in attitudes to law and in the value of the rule of law: an empirical and philosophical collaboration

6. Legal legitimacy and the relevance of participatory procedures

Part III The concept of procedural justice: philosophical perspectives

7. The inadequacy of instrumentalist theories of procedural justice

8. The many facets of procedural justice in legal proceedings

9. Procedural justice, relational equality and self-respect

Part IV Implications and applications: legal institutions and the exercise of legal authority.

10. Racial profiling as pejorative discrimination

11. Administrative discretion and governing relationships: situating procedural fairness

12. The framing of tribunal procedures: a question of balance or a participation-centred approach?