Rawls on procedural justice In A Theory of Justice, philosopher John Rawls distinguished three ideas of procedural justice:Rawls, A Theory of Justice, revised edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press 1999 Chapter II, Section 14 Perfect procedural justice has two characteristics: (1) an independent criterion for what constitutes a fair or just outcome of the procedure, and (2) a procedure that guarantees that the fair outcome will be achieved. Imperfect procedural justice shares the first characteristic of perfect procedural justice—there is an independent criterion for a fair outcome—but no method that guarantees that the fair outcome will be achieved. Pure procedural justice describes situations in which there is no criterion for what constitutes a just outcome other than the procedure itself.
Rawls on procedural justice In A Theory of Justice, philosopher John ,Rawls distinguished three ideas o,f procedural justice:Rawls, A Theory of Justice, revised edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press 1999 Chapter II, Section 14 Perfect procedural justice has two char:acteristi!cs: (1) an independent criterion for what constitutes a fair or just outcome of the procedure, and (2) a procedure that guarantees that the fair outcome will be achieved. Imperfect procedural justice shares the first ,characteristic of perfect procedural justice—there is an independent criterion for a fair outcome—but no method that guarantees that the fair outcome will be achieved. Pure procedural justice describes situations in which there is no criterion for what constitutes a just outcome other than the procedure itself.