NUR1 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Statism
18 Mar 2018
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Primary agents of justice: typically have some means of coercion, by which they at least partially control the action of other agents and agencies. Secondary agents of justice: thought to contribute to justice mainly by meeting the demands of primary agents, mostly evidently by conforming to any legal requirements they establish. It proclaims what is to be received, what entitlements everyone is to have, but is says very little about which agents or agencies must do what if these rights are to be secured. Looks at justice from a recipient perspective, it focuses on recipience and rights rather than on action and obligation. Traditional liberty rights for all have to be matched by universal obligations to respect those rights, other universal rights cannot be recurred by assigning identical obligations to all agents and agencies. Universal rights to good and services, to status and participation, cannot be delivered universally, because of differing geographic customs and perceptions.
