argues against the morality of abortion on the premise that the value of a fetus’ future is so great that it is immoral to take that potential future away from it. Essentially‚ he contends‚ abortion is tantamount to murder: killing an individual is prima facie wrong because the loss of the goods of one’s future is the worst loss a human can suffer. He calls this potential future a "future-like-ours‚" which is the basis for his contentions. In the next few pages I will delineate the general progression
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Actio personalis moritur cum persona - A personal action dies with the person. This maxim relates to the extinction of liability of a person on his death. The personal representatives of the deceased can always sue for the recovery of debts due to the deceased.But he cannot sue for the breaches which caused mere personal injuries on nthe deceased. Origins of the maxim latin References ^ Goudy Two Ancient Brocards in Essays in Legal History Vinogradoff (ed.) and Winfield Textbook of the Law of
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person to have an opinion‚ make choices‚ and take actions based on personal values and beliefs’ (Freegard‚ 2006). It also places an obligation to others including nurses to respect this right within reason. As with all the principles‚ Autonomy has prima facie value which means it is not absolute when it is in conflict with another moral principle (Beauchamp‚ 2007) As an example‚ Abortion carries a large debate about the sanctity of life against the woman’s right to control her own body (autonomy) (Chater
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OUTCOME | REFERENCE | 1. Advise on the types of commercial contract that businesses enter into on a day to day basis; 2. Advise on the terms needed in a sale of goods contract in order to protect the seller’s position in respect of price‚ payment and delivery; 3. Apply simple terms in a sale of goods contract dealing with price‚ payment and delivery; 4. Advise on the principal remedies available to the unpaid seller of goods; 5. Identify the terms which need to be included in a retention
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When considering the theory of morality. There are many different views about the guidelines humans should follow in order to be a good human and live in a functional environment. Monism‚ pluralism‚ and particularism are three different ideas about how one should make decisions. Pluralism seems to be the most plausible in our society. Monism states that there is one principle of rightness. An example of this is utilitarianism. The utilitarian view considers the optional‚ obligatory and forbidden
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Memo To: Chief Executive Officer From: Date: Subject: Response to constructive discharge law suit. Constructive Discharge Constructive discharge occurs when an employer makes working conditions unbearable that an employee feels forced to resign from his job. Unbearable conditions can include discrimination‚ harassment or negative change in pay. In our company’s case the former employee alleges that enforcement of company’s new shift policy is discriminatory because the policy requires
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year‚ Mary searched for a new job and did not attain the level of her Dillard salary for four years. She filed a suit in a federal district court against Dillard‚ alleging religious discrimination in violation of Title VII. Can Mary establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination? Explain and provide reasons to support your
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Page 517 918 F.2d 517 54 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 870‚ 55 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40‚455‚ 59 USLW 2378 Emma S. VAUGHN‚ Plaintiff-Appellant‚ v. Robert EDEL‚ et al.‚ Defendants‚ Texaco‚ Inc.‚ Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-3181 Summary Calendar. United States Court of Appeals‚ Fifth Circuit. Dec. 6‚ 1990. Page 518 Kenneth J. Beck‚ Harvey‚ La.‚ for plaintiff-appellant. Albert H. Hanemann‚ Jr.‚ Lemle & Kelleher‚ John D. Fitzmorris‚ Jr.‚ Legal Dept. New Orleans‚ La.‚ for Texaco
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRL.M NO._____ OF 2010 IN RE:- NAVJOT SINGH & ANR …PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS …RESPONDENTS INDEX |Sr. No. |Particulars |Dated |Pages |Court fee | |1. |Exemption Application U/s 482 Cr.P.C. |08.12.2010 |1-2 | | |2. |Affidavit
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One of the beautiful things about Kantian ethics is that it is based on the individual. The individual can decide if their actions are worth doing to another person by weighing if the person would want the action done to them. The Kantian point of view is completely different from the Utilitarian point of view because the Kantian point of view deals with the individual‚ whereas the Utilitarian point of view deals with the group and the needs of the group. When you hear the words “basic human rights”
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