People embark on paths to justice in pursuit of a particular goal. Depending on the path to justice this goal can take many different forms – compensation for damage; divorce; reversal of acts of public authorities; apology etc. In order to measure the quality of the outcome as seen from the users of justice the MA2J methodology uses four criteria:
- Distribution – extent to which the apportionment of the outcome is fair and just;
- Restoration – ability of the outcome to restore the damages caused by the underlying legal problem;
- Functionality – extent to which the outcomes is useful from the perspective of the client of justice;
- Transparency - explanation of the reasons for the particular outcome, justification and comparability with outcomes in similar paths to justice.
