POLICE DISCRETION There’s a difference between the ministration and administration of justice. Nobody (except mechanical jurisprudence theorists) wants a ministerial agency of justice‚ one that would ritually and religiously follow every rule and regulation down to the letter in a mechanistic‚ repetitive‚ assembly-line manner. Instead‚ we need responsible administers -- officials who show "good judgment" and exercise discretion by assessing the context of each and every situation. By definition
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BA 3301 Test 1 Review Chapter 1 Equity vs. Legal Action * Court of Equity – the court will hear what is fair‚ and the outcome is based on factors not contract terms. * Equity – seeks a remedy when there is no available remedy at law. Deals with fairness in justice‚ usually stemming from natural law. Injunctions‚ court orders‚ restraining order. Civil action. * Court of Law – “black letter law” you did or did not do something. * Legal action – action typically for money damages
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Journal of Finance and Accountancy Preparing for international financial reporting standards Amanda Paul Troy University Eddy Burks Troy University ABSTRACT The accounting profession is on the precipice of one of the biggest changes to face it since the 1930s. In the very near future‚ there is a strong possibility that United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ as it is known today‚ will cease to exist. In its place will be a global standard encompassed by the International
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Net Neutrality is a topic of debate and confusion in the United States. It draws supporters as diverse as the Christian Coalition and moveon.org‚ pits traditional telecommunications companies like Verizon and Comcast against Internet giants such as Yahoo! and Google‚ and gives politicians yet another platform to raise an ongoing liberal-conservative debate over government regulation. So what is all this talk about? Philosophically‚ Net Neutrality is an ethical framework to govern access to the Internet
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Reason why people give up on ethics Self-interest sometimes morphs into greed and selfishness‚ which is unchecked self-interest at the expense of someone else. This greed becomes a kind of accumulation fever. “If you accumulate for the sake of accumulation‚ accumulation becomes the end‚ and if accumulation is the end‚ there’s no place to stop‚” he said. The focus shifts from the long-term to the short-term‚ with a big emphasis on profit maximization. For example‚ swaps (where two communication
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Marijuana advocates scored major victories at the voting block during the November elections. Voters approved ballot measures in Colorado and Washington that reversed federal law to legalize the drug’s recreational use. The victories could be short lived as the federal government ponders its response‚ but there has been a notable change in public sentiment on the subject. It is now conceivable that marijuana could be legalized throughout more of the country as 22 states are currently considering
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ESSENTIALS OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION _________________________________________________________________ Susan R. Patterson‚ Esq. D. Grant Seabolt‚ Jr.‚ Esq. Second Edition Instructor’s Manual & Test Bank ISBN 0-929563-63-8 2 Essentials of Alternative Dispute Resolution Instructor’s Guide Instructor’s Guide This course will introduce students to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a means of peacefully resolving disputes. Eight basic methods of ADR‚ and several
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Chapter C:1 Tax Research Discussion Questions C:1-1 In a closed-fact situation‚ the facts have occurred‚ and the tax advisor’s task is to analyze them to determine the appropriate tax treatment. In an open-fact situation‚ by contrast‚ the facts have not yet occurred‚ and the tax advisor’s task is to plan for them or shape them so as to produce a favorable tax result. p. C:1-2. C:1-2 According to the AICPA’s Statements on Standards for Tax Services‚ the tax practitioner owes the client
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1A • Limitations of the Law o The law does not and cannot codify all ethical requirements o Just because an action is legal does not make it ethical o So many laws‚ can violate without knowing o “Gray areas” in the law make it difficult to predict how the court will rule o Many laws require court to determine what is “foreseeable” or “reasonable” • Ethics‚ Law‚ and CSR o Ethics: study of right and wrong behavior o Business ethics: study of right and wrong behavior in the business world
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RUNWAY COLLISION OF UNITED EXPRESS 5925. Runway Collision of United Express 5925 and Beechcraft King Air N1127D Abstract On November nineteen‚ nineteen hundred and ninety six a United Express Beechcraft nineteen hundred took off from Chicago. After an intermediate stop at Burlington‚ Iowa the aircraft took off again for Quincy‚ Illinois at four forty PM. As the Beechcraft was approaching Quincy‚ two aircraft were ready for departure. Beechcraft King Air and Piper Cherokee were taxiing to runway
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