The upholding of what is right, equitable and fair.
- Distributive justice: fairness in the distribution of advantages and disadvantages among members of a people community.
- Environmental justice: equitable distribution of environmental risks and benefits; fair and meaningful participation in environmental decision-making; recognition of community ways of life, local knowledge, and cultural difference.
- Intergenerational justice: fairness towards everyone, with attention also to future generations.
- Procedural justice: fairness in the rules and procedures in the process of decision making
- Restorative justice: giving priority to repairing the harm done to victims and communities.
- Social justice: promoting a just society, by recognition of human rights to equitable treatment and assuring equal access to opportunities. (Adapted from
ICRP Publication 138, 2018
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