Procedural justice is the idea of fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources. One aspect of procedural justice is related to discussions of the
administration of justice and legal proceedings. This sense of procedural justice is connected to
due process (U.S.),
fundamental justice (Canada), procedural fairness (Australia), and
natural justice (other Common law jurisdictions), but the idea of procedural justice can also be applied to nonlegal contexts in which some process is employed to resolve conflict or divide benefits or burdens. Other aspects of procedural justice can also be found in
social psychology and
sociology issues and
organizational psychology.