Procedural Justice and Relational Theory

Denise Meyerson, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney.Catriona Mackenzie, Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney.Therese MacDermott, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney.

• Introduction: procedural justice in law, psychology, and philosophyPart I Procedural justice in policing, courts and prisons: empirical reviews1. The empirical study of procedural justice policing in Australia: highlights and challenges2. Procedural fairness and jury satisfaction: an analysis of relational dimensions 3. Procedural justice in corrections Part II Procedural justice and legitimacy: empirical and normative perspectives 4. Procedural justice, legitimacy and social contexts5. Procedure-content interaction in attitudes to law and in the value of the rule of law: an empirical and philosophical collaboration6. Legal legitimacy and the relevance of participatory proceduresPart III The concept of procedural justice: philosophical perspectives 7. The inadequacy of instrumentalist theories of procedural justice 8. The many facets of procedural justice in legal proceedings 9. Procedural justice, relational equality and self-respect Part IV Implications and applications: legal institutions and the exercise of legal authority. 10. Racial profiling as pejorative discrimination11. Administrative discretion and governing relationships: situating procedural fairness 12. The framing of tribunal procedures: a question of balance or a participation-centred approach?