Handbook of Justice Research in Law

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sanders, Joseph. (Editor), Hamilton, V. Lee. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2001.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Political science.; Criminology.; Sociology.; Psychology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Law and Psychology.; Sociology, general.; Political Science.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

JusticeỚ a word of great simplicity and almost frightening scope. When we were invited to edit a volume on justice in law, we joked about the small topic we had been assigned. Often humor masks fear, and this was certainly one of those times. Throughout the project, we found daunting the task of c...

Table of Contents:

• Justice and Legal Institutions
• The Dimensions of Justice
• Retribution and Revenge
• Procedural Justice
• Distributive Justice
• The Relationship Among Justice Dimensions
• Paternalism, Power, and Respect in Lawyer-Client Relations
• The Juvenile Court
• Legal Institutions in Civil Disputes
• In Search of ỚSGoodỚ<U+00fd> Mediation
• Wage Justice for Women
• Law and Culture
• Gender, Law, and Justice
• Justice Through the Lens of Culture and Ethnicity.