Social justice

Palmer, L.I., Law Medicine and Social Justice 34—36, Louisville, KY Westminster/John... 

ILO, founded in 1919, is the UN specialized agency for the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights. 

UNODC and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, The Extent, Pattern and Trends of Drug Abuse in India, National Survey, 2004. 

Kolm, S.-C. (1969) The optimal production of social justice, in J. Margolis and H. Guitton (eds.), Public Economics, pp. 145-200. New York St Martin s Press. 

Social justice has not been an integral part of the construction of the organic movement (Guthman 2004). Yet, today we are witnessing the emergence of new movements or perhaps a rejuvenation of existing movements, that seek to promote fair trade and new codes of conduct. The introduction of new concepts such as chain transparency, food chain awareness, food miles, just food and sweat shops, and the appearance of bestseller books like Past Pood Nation, suggest an increased public concern about food that transcends health, taste and price, to include the social costs of food production. 

Initiatives defining and addressing social justice in the organic sector... 

The SASA Project definition of social responsibility issues areas are well recognised as key social justice concerns internationally (SASA 2005). Key issues addressed in the project include ... 

Social justice and social rights are an integral part of organic agriculture and processing. Standards shall require that ... 

The ICS that are certified to lOAS-accredited certification body standards are compelled (as of the 2002 IBS revision) to comply with chapter 8 on social justice (see Box 14.2) as well as the rest of the IBS. In addition, many ICSs are part of producer cooperatives that also have fair trade certification. As such, additional social justice and development standards are in place - the regulatory and collaboration dimensions. The learning element of ICSs is perhaps the most dynamic and interesting. Extension is an integral and essential aspect of ICSs - and is predominantly used for technical issues. Elowever, ICSs, once in place are often a framework for other kinds of development and learning (e.g. parallel systems - HIV/AIDS education in Uganda via EPOPA Projects, local community economics in Thailand). 

Henderson, E., Mandelbaum, R., Mendieta, O.and Sligh, M. 2003. Towards Social Justice and Economic Equity in the Food System-A Call for Social Stewardship Standards in Sustainable and Organic Agriculture. Rural Advancement Foundation International, Pittsboro. 

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