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Welfarism and Person-Centred Justice

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Welfarism and Person-Centred Justice
Abstract
Welfarism is the idea that government should always try to make individuals' lives go better, for them, than they otherwise would, overall. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate welfarism's compatibility with, and potential to support, the ambitions of person-centered justice. Welfarism is a normative theory applicable to public policy generally, but one which has distinct consequences in the realm of law and legal systems. They are considered just to the extent that they generate the best possible expected welfare consequences for all of the individuals who are affected by them. Welfarism is radically person-centred because it requires lawmakers to treat each individual affected by their work as a distinct locus of value, including those who have been subordinated or ignored.
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SSRN Scholarly Paper
Archive ID
4907057
Place
Rochester, NY
Date
2024-01-01
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8/16/24, 5:06 PM
Language
en
Library Catalog
Social Science Research Network
Citation
Semple, N. (2024). Welfarism and Person-Centred Justice (SSRN Scholarly Paper No. 4907057). https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=4907057
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