`Should justice be basis for public policy rather than legitimacy?`.

Running Head : `Should justice be basis for public policy rather than legitimacy ? `

`Should justice be basis for public policy rather than legitimacy ? `

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Legitimacy , the Public Policy and Justice : An Introduction

Legitimacy is a psychological property of a power , organization , or social planning that direct those related to it to think that it is proper , appropriate , and fair . As a consequence of legitimacy , people believe that they should submit to judgments and policies , abiding them happily out of compulsion more willingly than out

of fear of retribution or expectation of repayment . Being legitimate is significant to the victory of authorities , establishment , and institutional setups as it is not easy to apply power over others based exclusively upon the control and exercise of power . Being capable of gaining voluntary submission from majority is generally , because of their sense of commitment increases efficacy in periods of shortage , calamity , and clash

Legality and legitimacy

`Legitimacy ' is occasionally applied to express in general terms the norm for the `validity ' of power , that is to say its `title ' for giving s and asking compliance from those who , in turn , are themselves under the compulsion to act upon . Thus legitimacy is strongly connected with political requirement since submission is because of commands of legal power . Thus , legitimacy presupposes legality , the existence of a legal system and of a power issuing s according to its rules . But legitimacy offers the rationalization of legality , by a power with a characteristic of...