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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religion in public life > equality
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > religion in public life > equality
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > democratic thought > equality
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > politics and poverty > equality
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > liberal theory > equality
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > justice (political theory) > equality
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... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > intergroup relations > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > intergroup relations > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > intergroup relations > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > intergroup relations > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > groups, teams, and teamwork > intergroup relations > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > theory (group processes) > justice > justice (political theory) > equality
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > demography of law > equality
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > demography of law > equality
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > gender and race/ethnicity > equality

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equality  

Definition

  • Equality has been at the center of most modern theories of law. Indeed, Ronald Dworkin, perhaps the most influential American legal philosopher of the twentieth century, describes equality as the “sovereign virtue” of a legal system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Equality]

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