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4. Theoretical Framework of Fair Distribution of Affordable Housing Interpreting justice is never a easy task, as Bodenheimer (1981) suggests “Justice has a Protean face, capable of change, readily assuming different shapes, and endowed with highly variable features. When we look deeply into this face, trying to unravel the secrets hidden behind its outward appearance, bewilderment is apt to befall us.” A well-known definition of justice, set forth in Justinian’s Corpus Iuris Civilis and attributed to the Roman jurist Ulpian, reads as follows: “Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render to everyone that to which he is entitled.” At even earlier time of Roman cilization, Cicero had depicted justice as “the disposition of the human mind to render to everyone his due (Cicero, 1951).” The noteworthy aspect is the subjectivity of justice in these two definitions. Bodenheimer (1981) points out that justice is perceived as a kind attitude of the peoples faith, a certain voluntariness to pursue fairness and a certain inclination to confer cognizance to the assertions and concerns of others; Without this attitude and willingness, justice cannot develop and prosper in society; Nonetheless, it is noteworthy that the mere enlightenment of a mental loyalty to fairness and concerns for others is not, in and by itself, necessary to cause the success of the reign of justice; The good faith to commit justice must be carried out by feasible resolutions like policies and laws designed to accomplish the goals of a just society.However, Aristotle (1934) points out a different approach. He believes that justice shall be done based on the equality. Further, he categorizes justice into distributive justice and corrective justice. In his oppinion, distributive justice is primarily concerned with the demand of equit allocation of the wealth of the world in compliance with the principle of proportionate equality. He also sets forth that the meaning of distributive justice consist of