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The Ambiguities of Justice

Understand how definitions of justice can cause ambiguities when using the definitions to evaluate actions and understand how to both create and recognise these ambiguities. Also understand why ambiguity could cause the failure of justice to deliver any aims and know how to demonstrate this.

Knowledge Node Summary

An interesting ambiguity of a justice system is one that allows the purchase of services which are intended to lead to a just outcome and then to recognise the people unable to pay would still be entitled to justice. There are many other ambiguities in the interpretation of acts as just or otherwise depending on motive, on events leading up to the act and on the implications of the decision with respect to the act being just.

A summary of expert opinion:

The knowledge named 'The Ambiguities of Justice' is considered to be rather important.
In addition, the knowledge is thought to be slightly justifiable knowledge, and is generally learned from experience.
The learn time for this node is about 3 months. This is based on a typical knowledge entry level to this knowledge area.

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