Unit Outline 2013 Faculty of Business‚ Government and Law Legal Systems G 6777 Page 1 of 16 Australian Government Higher Education (CRICOS) Registered Provider number: #00212K This Unit Outline must be read in conjunction with: a) UC Student Guide to Policies‚ which sets out University-wide policies and procedures‚ including information on matters such as plagiarism‚ grade descriptors‚ moderation‚ feedback and deferred exams‚ and is available at (scroll to bottom of page) http://www
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based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify the consequences
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Why Ethics Matters There are many situations in which ethical perspectives are in contrast to another person’s opinion on the same subject matter. Every person has found themselves looking over his shoulder asking himself "am I doing the right thing?" Ethics is what a person does when no one is watching. Whether it is a corporation or a government entity‚ they all expect their employees to behave ethically. What are ethics? Webster defines ethics as "a set of moral principles" or "a theory or
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Legal Alien The poem “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora is in the open poem form‚ it has no stanzas. It does have a few words that rhyme which are “English” (5) and “Spanish” (6) and also with “Mexicans” (14) and then with “Americans” (15). The poem also has rhythm‚ it is a low steady beat. It is a straightforward poem about how life is for a person with the same race/ethnicity as others and at the same time‚ different from others. The poem “Legal Alien” is about a woman of Mexican parents‚ who is born
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Political and Legal Assignment 2 1. The First Amendment is the freedom of speech‚ the Fourth Amendment is search and seizure‚ the Fifth Amendment is fair proceedings‚ and the Fourteenth Amendment is anti-discrimination. A. The First Amendment grants all the freedom of speech and protects people who do. Items of everyday normality like “table talk” and “tailboard” criticisms are legitimate uses of free speech and regulations against them would not stand up. The display of items on a uniform are
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states in 2006 alone. 1 In 2007‚ the number of state laws enacted tripled that of 2006‚ 240 laws compared to 84 laws. 2 Additionally‚ in 2007‚ 1‚562 immigration bills were introduced and 46 states enacted local immigration laws. 3 These laws address legal and unauthorized immigration in the context of identification/licenses‚ employment‚ education‚ voting‚ housing‚ language and public benefits. 4 Despite the proliferation of negative ordinances‚ not all of the ordinances and state laws are unconstructive
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IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Legal research is the crux and the very foundation of all legal works. It commences with an analysis of the facts of a case‚ after which issues are framed and then background information and other relevant materials are collected with regard to each issue. The next step involves organizing the collected materials and assessing it following which one arrives at conclusions. While researching due importance
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The Legal System Imagine you are the director of health information services for a medium-sized health care facility. Like many of your peers‚ you have contracted with an outside copying service to handle all requests for release of patient health information at your facility. You have learned that a lobbying organization for trial attorneys in your state is promoting legislation to place a cap on photocopying costs‚ which is significantly below the actual costs incurred as part of the contract
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give-and-take of a negotiated settlement and a contract specifies the minimum acceptable standard of performance. b) Intention to create legal relationship: - One of the essential elements in the creation of a binding contract‚ this intention is implied by the fact that it is not expressly denied. Intention to bind the other party with the involved legal obligations. c) Free and genuine contract:-Two parties must give their Free and genuine contract to the term of agreement. Such
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HOW FAR CAN YOU APPLY LEGAL PLURALISM IN MALAYSIA Definition Legal pluralism is the existence of multiple legal systems within one geographic area that‚ in Malaysia‚ occur when – • the law of the British colonial authority exists alongside more traditional Malay “adat‚” Islamic and customary legal systems. • different laws govern different groups‚ i.e. Islamic Laws for Muslim conduct and Common Law for Non-Muslim conduct. • the customary legal systems of the indigenous population
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