Purpose
This applied framework translates the constitutional commitment to responsibility, repair, and legitimacy into conditions governing justice and accountability systems. It defines the boundaries within which justice systems remain constitutionally legitimate.
Orientation
Justice is responsibility made real. Accountability exists to prevent harm, repair damage, and sustain trust.
Core Conditions
Any system governing justice and accountability must preserve equal standing, proportional responsibility, access to remedy, and freedom from selective enforcement. Justice arrangements that predictably shield power, criminalize vulnerability, or normalize impunity violate constitutional legitimacy.
Repair and Prevention
Justice systems must prioritize repair and prevention over retribution. Punitive response alone does not constitute justice.
Legitimacy Threshold
Justice systems that treat enforcement as an end rather than a means to accountability and repair fall outside constitutional bounds. Such systems are subject to constitutional remedy.
Boundary Statement
This applied framework does not prescribe penalties, assign enforcement actors, or replace democratic decision-making. It defines the conditions under which justice and accountability systems remain constitutionally legitimate.