"Recognition is essentially a political act & declaratory in nature but clothed in legal reasoning” Introduction Traditionally any discussion on recognition in international law considers two theories: constitutive and declaratory. The constitutive theory perceives recognition as “a necessary act before the recognized entity can enjoy an international personality‚” while the declaratory theory sees it as “merely a political act recognizing a pre-existing state of affairs.” In the constitutive
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Topic: The Ethical Treatment of Animals Moral reasoning using Utilitarian and Rights-Based ethics Utilitarianism values equality of all interest parties. It is on the principle that when making a decision‚ thorough consideration on the consequent cost and benefit must be made‚ and it is on the basis of impartial consideration of all related interest parties that the final decision should be made. Rights-based ethics‚ however‚ value the right of individuals. It is more like individualism. It is
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WHAT IS ETHICS and ETHICAL REASONING CHAPTER 1 What is Ethics? • Deals with what is right or wrong in human behavior and conduct • Comes from Greek “ethos” meaning character – to the individual character of a person or persons. What is Ethics? • Ethics has to do with questions relating to the fairness‚ justness‚ rightness‚ or wrongness of an action. • What is the right thing to do in this situation? Example • What constitutes any person or action being good‚ bad‚ right‚ or wrong‚ and how do
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not consider is the fact that our emotions do play a big role within our thinking. Even if we do not realise it‚ emotion influences our knowledge. The definition of emotion is: a strong and instinctive feeling. And should be distinguished from reasoning or logic. As there are several ways of knowing‚ such as authority‚ faith‚ or practice there is also the way of knowing by instinct; for example breathing‚ as we breath unconsciously from birth on. And so do we feel. We cannot switch off our feelings
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Describe Holmes and Rahe’s (1967) Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) and describe to what extent it is a valid taxonomy of the causes of stress. The top five stressful events‚ which can happen in an individual’s life‚ are categorised as ‘death of a spouse’‚ ‘divorce’‚ ‘martial separation’‚ ‘jail term’‚ and ‘death of a close family member’. Also‚ events such as ‘vacation’ and ‘change in eating habits’ are considered to be minor life changes on the scale. Each event is attributed to an arbitrary
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• Candidates after successfully submitting application on-line ‚ should take a print-out of the application form ‚ paste his/her recent passport size photograph in the appropriate space in the application ‚ enclose requisite document to be sent in an envelope Superscribing to The Director‚ National Institute of Ocean Technology‚ NIOT campus‚ Velachery-Tambaram Main Road‚ Narayanapuram‚ Pallikarnai‚ Chennai-600100‚ Tamilnadu. : s n o i t i d n o C l a r e n ” n ) o . i t O a N c i l . t p v p
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decide whether the situation is a result of nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction of the two. Explain your reasoning.For the following examples‚ decide whether the situation is a result of nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction of the two. Explain your reasoning. Peter Peter‚ a 2-year-old only child‚ displays a bad temper by running to his room and slamming the door when he is angry. Is this nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction? Justify your answer: Amelia Amelia receives high
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without our emotions so that all of our knowledge and opinions were based on reasoning? “There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth‚ yet until we have felt its force‚ it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul”. Arnold Bennett there is a strong belief that decision should be based upon reasoning rather than emotions but where does this reasoning come from? Emotions are always primary‚ after one sorts out their emotional reactions
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Can I balance reasoning skills and intuition in order to give individuals the best ethical answer without prejudice? Every day you come across people who need help whether it’s simple or a complex problem. The issue arises when you come across complex issues that force you to think outside the box. As an upstanding and empathetic individual I try my hardest to give the best possible response to each individual‚ without as some might say “sinning yourself” or causing conflict within yourself against
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Oliver Wendell Holmes once said‚ "we do not read literature for improvement or instruction." However‚ there are many reasons to disagree with Holmes’ conjecture; there is a great deal of literature that provides philosophical insight along with entertainment. The wisdom and education provided by books such as Mark Twain’s "Huckleberry Finn" and Frank Herbert’s "Dune" strongly contradicts Holmes’ view. "Huckleberry Finn" was a novel written two decades after slavery was abolished in the United States
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