client without getting authorization from the attorney to do so. The ABA Model rules that were violated were : ABA Model Rule 1.5(c)‚Transactions With Persons Other Than Clients Rule 4.1 Truthfulness In Statements To Others. The NFPA Ethical Considerations not followed by the paralegal were- EC-1.7(c) ‚ EC-1.2(f) and EC-1.8(a)-this was EC was violated by the paralegal giving the client advice regarding the alimony mentioned during the meet Carl had with the client. TUESDAY-- The violations
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Philosophy 338 Professor Hubin THE UTILITARIAN THEORY OF PUNISHMENT I. Utilitarian Theories of Punishment: Utilitarian justifications are forward-looking (consequentialistic) in nature. All of the questions about the justification of punishment (general justification‚ title and severity) will be answered by appeal to the utility (value) of the consequences of an action. A. The General Justification: All punishment is‚ according to the utilitarian‚ intrinsically bad‚ because it involves the
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Diversity Considerations Introduction This paper will analyze the influence of culture on attitudes‚ values‚ perception‚ human behavior‚ and interpersonal relations. The discriminatory factors that promote societal‚ political‚ socioeconomic‚ and spiritual oppression of culturally diverse populations will be described within this paper. Racial and cultural diversity within non-native English-speaking communities will be examined. Furthermore‚ this paper will also analyze how current research
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The task that stands before me in this paper is to address two situations and determine the ethical parameters in which a person should act. The two philosophical approaches that I will examine the situations with the Kantian and Utilitarian point of view. Kant deciphers his ethical questions by examining a person’s motivation for performing an act regardless of the consequences. A person who utilizes the Kantian view believes that the only pure good is pure human reason without consequences. This
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Utilitarian View on Abortion Utilitarianism is the thought that actions are right if they benefit or bring happiness to a majority of the population. A utilitarian’s view on abortion could be that it is a good thing or a bad thing. They could argue that there is overpopulation in today’s society and around the world people are starving and going thirsty because of overpopulation. A utilitarian would say it would benefit the world’s population if a baby was aborted rather than taking another persons
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Introduction The concept of abortion‚ regarding its morality and legality‚ has been one of the most controversial topics worldwide. In particular‚ this paper will use the Utilitarian perspective to explore the moral dilemma related to genetic/disability-selective abortion and to explain why I believe that this type of abortion is morally permissible. The Issue and the Ethical/Moral Dilemma By definition‚ a moral dilemma is a situation involving two or more competing moral principles‚ which each
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Hyde v Wrench(1840) Hyde v Wrench [1840] EWHC Ch J90 is a leading English contract law case on the issue of counter-offers and their relation to initial offers. In it Lord Langdale ruled that any counter-offer cancels the original offer. Wrench offered to sell his farm in Luddenham to Hyde for £1000‚ an offer which Hyde declined. On 6 June 1840 Wrench wrote to Hyde’s agent offering to sell the farm for £1000‚ stating that it was the final offer and that he would not alter from it.[1] Hyde offered
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of the act Deontological Ethics = Non - Consequentialist Ethics Morality of an act is based in the act itself. Types of Teleological Ethics 1. Utilitarianism – Utilitarian moral theory is classical utilitarianism‚ 2. Varieties of ancient Greek virtue ethics – Aristotle Ethics is an Example a. The goal of ethics is to explain how one achieves the good life for human beings. There are only two basic kinds of prescriptive moral theories: teleological theories‚ deontological theories TELEOLOGICAL
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Explain Utilitarian Ethics (25 marks) Utilitarian ethics is an expansive field of normative ethics that believes that the action that you take should be that which maximises utility‚ that is to say prospering and maximizing happiness whilst mitigating suffering or sadness as much as possible. Whilst it was once often considered a hedonistic field‚ there being one that argues pleasure being the only true‚ intrinsic good or aim‚ it is now more commonly referred to that of a consequentiality field‚
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Immaneul Kant is an 18th century German philosopher who presented the modern deontological ethics with his theory of the categorical imperative. This theory argues that a moral action should not be tied to any condition and must be applicable by any reasonable being‚ so this action will be considered as a principle and a universal law
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