Unocal in Burma Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) QUESTION NO. 1 Assess whether from utilitarian‚ rights justice and caring perspective. Unocal did the right thing indicating to invest in the pipeline and then in conducting the projects as it did. In your view‚ and using your utilitarian‚ rights justice and caring assessment‚ did Unocal do the right thing? Assume there was no way to change the outcome of this case and that the outcome was foreseen was Unocal then justified in deciding to
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Macbeth is the driving force behind Macbeth’s downfall Lady Macbeth? The driving force behind Macbeth’s downfall? Certainly not. Macbeth was completely and solely responsible for all the acts of great evil which were to lead to his downfall‚ and to even suggest the blame can be shifted on his wife is ludicrous. From his very first meeting with the witches‚ Macbeth’s mind became instantly plagued with thoughts of murder and treachery. The guilty start that Banquo noticed:
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Unocal in Burma In this day and age it is not uncommon for American businesses to set their sights overseas. In such situations‚ ethics are always needed to ensure decisions are made in a morally responsible way. When corporations negotiate with underdeveloped countries‚ ethical guidelines are too often overlooked or blurred. When these are ignored‚ negative consequences almost always manifest. We can see this clearly in the example of this oil company and their dealings in Burma. Some people
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Suicide-A morally responsible action? The suicide culture in Japan has always been a prominent issue‚ and is held in a peculiar view by many. 30‚000 Japanese commit suicide annually (McCurry‚ 2014)‚ making Japan the 8th country with the highest suicide rates (WHO‚ 2014). This “suicide culture” stems from Japan’s historical roots— the warrior bushido honour code which justifies one’s basis to committ suicide. Can suicide be considered a morally responsible action this way? Or is it a beautiful death
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Analysis: Unocal in Burma Union Oil Company of California‚ Unocal‚ progressed into a full-service oil business after being founded more than 100 years ago to develop oil fields in California. Its services included extraction‚ refining‚ distribution‚ marketing and retail. Because of the depletion of oil fields in the United States‚ Unocal turned to foreign investments with a strategy to market its one-stop shopping business to governments. A major international project of interest was the "Yadana
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Case study: Unocal in Burma Student name: Liyi Wen Student ID: 5061791 Word Count: 1947 words Professor: Calvin Hayes Content I Dilemma and Stakeholders 3 II Questions 4 III Arguments 5 Utilitarianism perspective: 5 Moral right perspective: 6 Justice perspective: 6 Reference List 7 I Dilemma and Stakeholders Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) specialized in developing oil fields around Los Angeles and operating all aspects of the oil business such as extraction‚ refining‚ distribution
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Case of Unocal Burma A landmark case The Unocal case is a breakthrough for foreigners trying to sue multinational corporations for their alleged collaboration with repressive regimes in human rights abuses. Work in progress at the Yadana pipeline project ... modern equivalent of slavery? Unocal Corporation‚ the California-based giant gas-and-petroleum corporation‚ will face trial in a United States court on charges of forced labour of Burmese people to build the $1.2 billion Yadana Gas Pipeline
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DO YOU AGREE THAT THE BOURBONS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN DOWNFALL IN 1830? In July 1830 a second French Revolution caused the then monarch‚ Charles X‚ to abdicate. He was replaced by the Duke of Orleans‚ marking the end of the Bourbon restoration‚ which had seen the Pre-Napoleonic regime return to power after the emperor’s exile. Although it lasted 15 years‚ and must therefore be judged as having its successes‚ cracks began to form in the regime and general dissatisfaction led to outspread
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How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? To a large extent I believe that the provisional government was responsible for its own downfall due to the fact that they had to share power with the soviets and their perilous decision to continue fighting in the First World War. Their decision to carry on fighting in the war was the most important due to lost support from the Russian people and more importantly‚ from the armed forces who they relied on to defend them. There
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How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? In the light of this question‚ it is somewhat plausible to put forward the thesis that the Provisional Government ‚ quite extensively‚ was responsible for its own downfall due to its internal failings with the party and incompetence that hold it solely to blame. However‚ one could counter argue this argument this by saying that it was the Bolsheviks strengths‚ strategies to manipulate events to their advantage and heightened
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