TY - CHAP AB - The following sections will present a brief overview of theories of justice that have underpinned the development of the institutions and administration of justice in modern Western societies. It will begin with an examination of the general political–philosophical ideas and concepts in the area of justice in the modern era. It will then examine the perspectives of punishment, which are linked to these philosophical theories. VL - 6 SN - 978-0-85724-301-0, 978-0-85724-302-7/2041-806X DO - 10.1108/S2041-806X(2010)0000006005 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2041-806X(2010)0000006005 AU - Leonard Liam AU - Kenny Paula ED - Liam Leonard ED - Paula Kenny PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/01/01 TI - Chapter 2 The theories of justice T2 - Sustainable Justice and the Community T3 - Advances in Ecopolitics PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 35 EP - 72 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -