SCHOOL OF LAW Year 2013-14 Term 1 LAW001 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Instructor: David N. Smith Practice Professor‚ School of Law Tel: Email: Office: 6828 0788 davidsmith@smu.edu.sg School of Law‚ Room 4044‚ Level 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to anticipate‚ recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals‚ companies‚ governments
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Assignment‚ begin by reviewing the ABA model rules. Next research what role ethics have played in the development of American law and how ethics are used every day by lawyers and paralegals. The following questions should be addressed in your paper. Why are ethics so important in American Law and how do they help shape the laws in this country? Explain three important ABA Model Rules along with examples that apply to law firms. Explain three important ABA Model Rules along with examples that
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Sophia Zeno Professor Winslow English 102__127 9 March 2011 Euthanasia Impacts of Law‚ Religion and Ethics The question of legalizing euthanasia has always been a pertinent one in current society with cancer and morbidity rates consistently rising. What is the most tolerant basis for evaluating the legality of euthanasia? In a positive aspect‚ it can greatly help avoid a painful or agonizing death‚ giving the ill patient control over their pending lives and the security of being given a
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matter that patients give their consent to treatment? That their privacy is respected? And that nurses respect patient confidentiality? It is partly a matter of ‘treating others how you would like to be treated’ and partly what is required of nurses by law. By the end of this essay I intend to have shown you why all these issues ‘matter’ and how the principle of autonomy relates to‚ and shapes these questions. So firstly‚ it is vital to understand what autonomy is‚ and how as a nurse you demonstrate respect
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For the purpose of this assignment‚ ethics in relation to nursing will be discussed. "Ethics; A code of principles governing correct behaviour‚ which in the nursing profession includes behaviour towards patients and their families‚ visitorsand colleagues" (Oxford Dictionary of Nursing 2004). This assignment will consider autonomy as identified in a practice placement‚ but will also look briefly at the ethical principle of non-malefience that is relevant in this assignment. It will also closely look
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COMM 315 Business Law and Ethics 07-Jan-08 |Law: |Ethics: | |if it’s not written it’s not law |norms | | |cultural values | |
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“Medical Records” HCA 322 Health Care Ethics & Medical Law 06/11/2013 “Medical Records” 1 Some of the laws that bind the professional that works with medical records are the maintaining of patient medical information such as doctors’ orders‚ test results‚ x-rays‚ the prescriptions of different medications etc. Medical records must be precise
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ROLE OF ETHICS IN BUSINESS: Ethics Defined: Ethics are principles based on doing the right thing. They are the moral values by which an individual or business operates. In theory‚ a business or individual can act ethically and still attain ultimate success. A history of doing the right thing can be used as a selling point to heighten a person’s or organization’s reputation in the community. Not only are ethics morally valued‚ they are backed by legal repercussions for failure to act within certain
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Business Law and Ethics Review Notes Lecture 1 Profit affect business decisions‚ but do we really have a free market to conduct our business in? BUSINESS DECISIONS Internal Forces Type of Business Structure Ethics CSR Corporate Governance External (Legal) Forces Contract Law Agency Tort Law Consumer Law External (Structural) Forces Legal System Dispute Resolution Regulation Ethics: Concerned with how we should behave‚ and involves theories that describe the ‘right’ way to make
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09/09/2013 WHO ARE THEY? Trends‚ Issues & Ethics WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THEIR ETHICAL POSITION? WHAT IS ETHICS? • Ethics may be defined as a set of moral principles that govern one’s course of action. • Ethics and law are a system of conflict resolution. • The law is the minimum behavior standard. MORALITY Everyone has some morality of his or her own ‐ what he or she thinks is right and wrong ‐ and it sometimes happens that people who others see as bad do not see
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