1.0 ETHICS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION 1.1 Ethics 1.11 What is Ethics? Ethics‚ also known as moral philosophy‚ is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is‚ concepts such as good and evil‚ right and wrong‚ virtue and vice‚ justice and crime‚ etc. 1.11 Why is Ethics important? Ethics is a requirement for human life. It is our means of deciding a course of action. Without it‚ our actions would be random and aimless. There would be no way to work towards a goal
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International Legal and Ethical Issues What are the issues involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions? The understanding of international legal and ethical issues plays a critical role in the success of global business because it can help during challenging times through the business transaction. Issues such as politics‚ legislations‚ clashes of interest‚ local laws and culture must be taken in consideration during international transactions since they can affect in different
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IPHONE LEGAL ISSUES During the time since the iphone was release back in June 2007‚ there have been many legal issues that have presented themselves. Most of these legal issues started when people started noticing that the iphone was able to be jail broken. This means that they can download free software and use it to unlock and phone that he or she wishes to. Many problems started occurring because this caused a birch of contract with the service provider AT&T. With all that being said AT&T
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clients objectives unfettered by conflicting responsibilities or interests C. Duty of Diligence 1. Attorney must pursue clients interests without undue delay D. Duty of Competence 1. Attorney must give client competent representation a) legal knowledge‚ skill thoroughness and preparation E. Duty of Confidentiality from the 6th Amendment Right to Effective Counsel 1. Duty of Confidentiality versus Attorney-Client Privilege a) The Attorney Client privilege is a shield in evidence which
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course "Corporate Finance" on "Practice and legal aspects of corporate taxation in Bulgaria" Prepared by: Checked: Louisa Georgieva Ketipova hon.as.Ivan Kostov Stream 125‚ Group 1235 factor. № 10113032 Sofia 2012 Introduction: Under review are practical and legal aspects of the Corporate Income Tax. Subject to review focuses on the analysis of these legal aspects. These frames this subject objectively coursework argue that the main aspects of corporate tax in Bulgaria are defined in our
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Should Abortion Be Legal Chemisa Stewart PHI 103 Informal Logic Instructor: Kevin Fandl June 10‚ 2013 To this very day abortion has become a very sensitive issue worldwide. Known as a moral and ethical issue‚ abortion is an issue society should come to terms with. Legalizing abortion has been an ongoing debate‚ and it is an important issue because of the moral
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Legal Defenses Checkpoint Elizabeth Stebbins 220 March 1‚ 2013 David McNees Legal Defenses Checkpoint Three legal defenses that could be used in court to excuse behavior are insanity‚ self-defense‚ and entrapment. Insanity is when the defendant did not know what he or she was doing at the time of the crime‚ or did not know that it was wrong. It is when the individual is not in their right mind because of mental illness or such. Usually they are sent to psychiatric facilities for treatment
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To what extent did the concepts and institutions of the western legal tradition influence the colony of New South Wales and‚ ultimately‚ the development of the Australian legal system? Australia inherited a legal system and a system of government from its colonial power‚ Britain. An understanding of Australian law requires tracing of development of law and legal institutions in England. Britain shares many of the basic concepts of law found in other parts of Western Europe. The underlying concepts
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The Legal Process of Discrimination Sylvia Goldstein Employment Law/MGT434 July 30‚ 2012 Deborah Wilder The Legal Process of Discrimination According to a 2002 Rutgers University study‚ “forty-six percent of African American workers believe they have been treated unfairly by their employers‚ compared with 10 percent of whites and 28 percent of African Americans and 22 percent of Hispanics/Latinos have experienced workplace discrimination‚ compared with 6 percent of whites”
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AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM The US legal system has several layers‚ more possibly than in most other countries. The Constitution is the main power of the US legal system. It was adopted in 1787‚ and ratified in 1788. The Constitution sets strict boundaries between federal and state law and also divides legal system into 3 branches of government: legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branches. It creates a “separation of powers” between each branch and creates system of “checks-and-balances” to prevent
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