Sources and further reading
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Primary texts where practical; scholarly reference works where a tradition needs context.
Links lead to independent publishers and reference projects. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement of VERDICT or agreement among the traditions.
- Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics — character, voluntary action, choice and virtue.
- Epictetus, Enchiridion — judgments and what is within our control.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Kant's Moral Philosophy — duty, maxims and humanity as an end.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Consequentialism.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes.
- Humanists International, Amsterdam Declaration.
- Matthew 7:1–5 and 18:15–17, NRSVUE — judgment and addressing wrongdoing.
- Pirkei Avot 1:6 on Sefaria — judging another favourably.
- Qur'an 49:6 — verifying reports; see also 4:135 on justice.
- Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.63 — intention and action.
- Bhagavad Gita 2.47, IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite — action and attachment to results.
- Cornell Legal Information Institute: Due Process.
Translations and interpretations differ. Readers should consult the surrounding text, qualified scholarship, and practitioners within living traditions.