Intersection of Law and Ethics : Immigration Law‚ Right of abode in HKSAR Introduction This paper is to investigate the case of recent action taken by the Hong Kong Government to suspend new bookings of obstetric service from non-local pregnant women in public hospital‚ especially to those mainland women‚ in order to protect right of Hong Kong women. The sudden cut affects a group of mainland women with spouse as Hong Kong permanent residents and they complain the injustice phenomenon‚ that
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1.10 : To help counter terrorism‚ many countries are planning or have developed computer systems to track large numbers of their citizens and their actions. Clearly this has privacy implications. Discuss the ethics of working on the development of this type of system. By working on this type of citizen monitoring system several of the clauses above may be breached. This is somewhat dependent on whether or not the citizens would like to be monitored and whether they agree such a system would
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theory of practical wisdom‚ also known as the virtue theory‚ is an approach to ethical philosophy that concentrates on the characteristics and personality of the moral agent rather than duties‚ rules or consequences. It argues that all things in the world have a function and that the best way for that thing to excel is to fulfil this function as best as possible and that‚ by fulfilling this function‚ we strive towards the Good. For instance‚ a pencil’s function is to write well. If the lead breaks
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Using the concept of a world view’‚ identify some of the beliefs and attitudes‚ particularly to education and learning‚ that you bring to your learning now. Reflect critically on how your world view has been shaped by factors such as your gender‚ age or community. Individuals see the world in unique and varied ways. Factors such as educational experiences‚ ways of knowing‚ personal responsibility and family structure have influenced my beliefs and attitudes. A world view results from the process
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aircraft carrier strike force for a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at its Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii‚ the Japanese government had ordered its envoys in Washington to engage the Americans in intensive diplomatic negotiations. World War II came to America’s Hawaiian Islands shortly before 8 a.m on 7 December 1941. It was a quiet Sunday morning. America was not yet at war‚ and most civilian residents of Hawaii were preparing for church or other peaceful Sunday pursuits. Battleships
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Ethics Essay Ethics Essay In life one must deal with moral and ethical dilemmas. “Ethics is defined as the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral obligation” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2013). It studies human moral behavior and how one should act. Ethics helps to explain how a person should feel about a particular situation. There are several groups of studies of ethics that defend and recommend concepts of right and wrong. The focus of this paper will be to describe
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individual at level one is concerned with their self-interest and external rewards and punishments. At level two‚ the individual does what others expect of them. The individual at level three possesses more autonomous decision-making skills based on principles of rights and justice rather than external influences (Kolberg‚ 1969). According to empirical research by Kolberg‚ most people operate at level two thinking. This is supported by Trevino and Nelson (2007)‚ who say that most individuals are not
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15500 Q1: Hampton Realty works on residential real estate property and specialists in the upmarket suburbs of Hampton Value and Bush field Heights. I would obtain to listing for Burrdewatchers at Kauri Lane. Q2: I would target on Kauri Lane and Rimu Place’s houses with double garage‚ the streets that connect to the reserve‚ as the rare species of ducks are living in the lake. Q3: a) I am an experienced real estate sales person in this area and I have a serious cash buyer at the moment
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games for real world violence has been an honored tradition for the past few years. It has gotten to the point where the people pointing fingers neglect to take any personal accountability. Parents simply want someone to blame for their own children’s violent behavior. Video games are an obvious scapegoat‚ but what they forget is that someone has to buy the video games. There is also the little known fact that youth violence is down. Furthermore‚ video games are a reflection of the world surrounding
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the main problem today is that kids are unaware of their moral values and are unable to define what is right and wrong. Sommers suggested the teachers to teach their students individual virtues as they are further away from their morality. Striking changes have taken place from the more directive teaching of right and wrong‚ by study and example‚ to situation ethics‚ dilemma ethics and other approaches that rationally dissect moral acts. The set of approaches imply that there are no
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