Is It a Human Instinct to Seek Procedural Justice? Answers from Evolutionary Psychology

Abstract

Procedural justice is one of the foundational principles of modern social governance. The different views of the academic circles on its origin have become "innate" and " acquired" schools. However, the division between these two camps has hindered the practical application of procedural justice in governance. The debate between the two camps centers on the question of whether people's inclination towards procedural justice is innate or acquired. What role does social indoctrination play in the formation of procedural justice? Research from developmental psychology has found that humans are born with a predisposition to procedural justice, which evolves and matures with age and cognitive level.