a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process
a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process
a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process
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2. that <strong>the</strong> liberties shall be restricted <strong>on</strong>ly as dependent up<strong>on</strong> this <strong>in</strong>equality rule,<br />
3. that benefit shall be described not as benefit <strong>of</strong> s<strong>in</strong>gle <strong>in</strong>dividuals with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
understand<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> “good society” accepted by all or as <strong>the</strong> total <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong>se benefits, but<br />
as “fairness” based <strong>on</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> society.<br />
Sett<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>f from <strong>the</strong> lived events and realities <strong>in</strong> which classical liberal societies<br />
take place, Rawls has received serious critiques <strong>of</strong> his approach that is meant to revise<br />
liberalism, but all <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terpretati<strong>on</strong>s and assessments <strong>of</strong> what exists seems to be <strong>of</strong><br />
crucial importance.<br />
2.4. The Applicati<strong>on</strong> Instituti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Procedural Justice<br />
Discuss<strong>in</strong>g <strong>justice</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> objective ground and applicati<strong>on</strong>, apart from<br />
<strong>the</strong> fields <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ories and ideals makes it obligatory to evaluate how <strong>the</strong> procedural<br />
(formal) <strong>justice</strong> works <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> societies <strong>of</strong> today. In this sense, with<strong>in</strong> “legal <strong>justice</strong>” two<br />
questi<strong>on</strong>s ga<strong>in</strong> importance <strong>in</strong> order to understand <strong>the</strong>ir functi<strong>on</strong><strong>in</strong>g; first is about am<strong>on</strong>g<br />
whom and <strong>in</strong> what k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> organizati<strong>on</strong> it takes place and <strong>the</strong> sec<strong>on</strong>d is up<strong>on</strong> what <strong>the</strong>y<br />
are based. The ma<strong>in</strong> answer to <strong>the</strong> first questi<strong>on</strong>, which is about by whom and how <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>justice</strong> is organized, will be that it is organized by <strong>the</strong> state and its <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s and takes<br />
place am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dividual-society and <strong>the</strong> state. In this sense, state as <strong>the</strong> regulator<br />
mechanism <strong>of</strong> <strong>justice</strong> and law, as <strong>the</strong> applicati<strong>on</strong> rules <strong>in</strong>dex, take <strong>the</strong>ir place am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
most important actors organiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> procedural <strong>justice</strong>. While talk<strong>in</strong>g about <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong><br />
functi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> law <strong>in</strong> today’s modern state and <strong>in</strong> modern legal system, <strong>the</strong> priority is<br />
given to <strong>the</strong> organizati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> relati<strong>on</strong>s am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dividual-society and state and when this<br />
is regarded it is clear that <strong>the</strong> sides are society-<strong>in</strong>dividual and state. Therefore, state<br />
takes <strong>the</strong> duty <strong>of</strong> “distribut<strong>in</strong>g <strong>justice</strong>” 19 <strong>in</strong> its hands as <strong>the</strong> organiz<strong>in</strong>g mechanism <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>justice</strong> and aims to realize this <strong>process</strong> with legal arrangements.<br />
With<strong>in</strong> this frame <strong>the</strong> questi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> what <strong>the</strong> arrangement pr<strong>in</strong>ciples am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
sides are (<strong>in</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r words <strong>the</strong> answer to <strong>the</strong> questi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> how), will be clear by what <strong>the</strong><br />
priority is given to. It is known that <strong>the</strong>re are and were arrang<strong>in</strong>g rules <strong>in</strong> every step <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> history and <strong>in</strong> each society. However, at <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t where today’s “modern” periods<br />
are reached, this <strong>process</strong> represents a new era with its historical and social differences.<br />
19 (Aybay &Aybay, 2003, 210). When <strong>justice</strong> def<strong>in</strong>iti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> previous parts are evaluated, relati<strong>on</strong><br />
between <strong>justice</strong> and law and functi<strong>on</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> state can be clearly seen. In this sense <strong>the</strong> procedural<br />
realizatior <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>justice</strong> is c<strong>on</strong>sidered as state and legal order.<br />
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