Procedural justice and the law

Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and the Effective Rule of Law

Legal authorities gain when they receive deference and cooperation from the public. Considerable vidence suggests that the key factor shaping public behavior is the fairness of the processes legal authorities use when dealing with members of the public. This reaction occurs both during personal experiences with legal authorities and when community residents are making general evaluations of the...

‘privatizing’ Civil Justice through Procedural Agreements: a Comparative Law Analysis*

This study aims at examining, in a systemic and, to the extent possible, comprehensive manner, the topic of procedural agreements in United States civil procedure law and afterwards to compare the relevant experience with the results of analogous researches conducted in respect with single national procedural systems in Europe. It is widely recognized that party autonomy is paramount in arbitra...

Procedural Justice and Innovation: Does Procedural Justice Foster Innovative Behavior?

The influence of procedural justice on intended innovative behavior was studied in a sample of students and employees. Although earlier studies suggests that procedural justice increases innovation-related behavior such as spontaneous cooperation, so far systematic research is scarce. Results indicated that the provision of voice increased participants’ intention to show innovative behavior suc...

Procedural Justice and the Rule of Law: Fostering Legitimacy in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Restorative Justice and Procedural Justice: Dealing with Rule Breaking

This article identifies similarities among three approaches to dealing with rule breaking: the procedural justice model, the restorative justice model, and the study of moral development. Each argues that the long-term goal when dealing with rule breaking is to motivate rule breakers to become more self-regulating in their future conduct. This goal is undermined by punishment-focused models of ...