A decision procedure is a step-by-step process or method used to make a choice or come to a conclusion about something. It helps in deciding or solving a problem by following a set of rules or criteria. Full definition
Ethics thus becomes an attempt to work out the most appropriate decision procedure for hard cases. (religion-online.org)
But there are no rules, no specific instructions, that is, for the unambiguous application of the criteria; there is, in Kuhn's words, «no systematic decision procedure which must lead each individual in the group to the same decision». (religion-online.org)
There is no neutral algorithm for theory - choice, no systematic decision procedure which, properly applied, must lead each individual in the group to the same decision.34 (religion-online.org)