Constructing a composite social indicator for justice based on the IRI Constitution and its measurement during 2004 and 2011

The main objective of this paper is to construct a composite indicator to measure social justice over the 2004-2011 period. The variables were chosen after a thorough a review of literature. Statistical data were collected through documentary method, and were analyzed according to the content analysis method. indices required for constructing composite indicator were extracted from the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. After identifying conceptual components of justice, they were evaluated by 15 selected experts under a survey framework.. In the next step, the results of the first survey were summed up in order to weigh various components, and the questionnaires were filled again to obtain a composition which supports views of experts. Statistical data required for measuring composite indicator included various data published by the Statistical Center of Iran and credible world institutions.; ;