natural justice

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noun

the principles and procedures that govern the adjudication of disputes between persons or organizations, chief among which are that the adjudication should be unbiased and given in good faith, and that each party should have equal access to the tribunal and should be aware of arguments and documents adduced by the other

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How to use natural justice in a sentence

His Capitularies may not be equal to the laws of Justinian in natural justice, but were adapted to his times and circumstances.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
This is due to a strong sense of natural justice and a desire to compensate as many as possible.
Proceedings, Third National Conference Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents|Various
What need of positive law where natural justice is, of itself, a sufficient restraint?
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals|David Hume
And this—be it known to all whom it may concern (and those are not a few)—this is the very essence of Natural Justice.
Mirror of the Months|Peter George Patmore

And the sense of natural justice may be plausibly appealed to in behalf of every one of these opinions.
Utilitarianism|John Stuart Mill