t Justified Discrimination? A Critical Analysis of the Decision in Wilkinson v Kitzinger [2007] 1 FLR 296 by Erin Culley‚ Department of Law‚ University of Greenwich [1] ABSTRACTThe creation of the civil partnership was a clear compromise between the need to recognise a formalised relationship between same-sex couples while still acknowledging the protests of those against the creation of gay marriage. Many were thrilled with the symbolic step taken by Parliament‚ whereas others were appalled at
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Imperialism can be justified based on certain intentions. When Leopold surreptitiously deceived African leaders into signing treaties giving them complete power over Africa‚ it demonstrated the first step of his desire for a colony. The main agent which triggered Leopold into dominating the Congo was because every other European power had their own colony‚ conveying a feeling of discontent in Belgium. This discontent was the cause of the imperialization of Africa. Based on evidence from documents
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Indicates that she is intelligent and possesses abilities beyond wifehood. Nora’s character becomes questionable when she starts breaking away from all the standards and expectations her husband and society had set up for her‚ this making her a morally ambiguous character. Early in the Helmers’ marriage‚ Torvalds got sick from overwork. Doctors prescribed a trip south to warmer climates as the only way to save him. At the time‚ the Helmers didn’t have the money for such a trip. To save Torvalds’s
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will. Some people believe that cloning animals is acceptable; however‚ cloning humans is against their morals. Cloning animals and humans should not be allowed‚ because it is morally wrong‚ fatal to the health of animals and humans‚ and the majority of society believes cloning is bad. Cloning humans and animals is morally wrong. The American Anti-Vivisection Society has studied cloning and has concluded that “Many feel that cloning is “not natural‚” or is “playing God”” (Fast 1). In the movie The
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Is euthanasia morally permissible? Euthanasia has been hotly debated among the general public in society for many years and it has not reached the mutual agreement in many countries yet. However‚ the true value of life could not be replaced by anything. If people have any wrong decision on euthanasia‚ it would be an irretrievable regret. I am going to analyze euthanasia with Utilitarianism‚ Kantian ethics‚ Liberalism‚ Confucianism and religious values. Then‚ I will draw a conclusion to see
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Group 2 Q3) Explain the significance of Christine Jorgensen. [see p. 40] Christine Jorgensen was one of the first in modern American history to be outwardly transgender. Christine was in World War II as a soldier born George. During her time in the World War II‚ she started to look for a surgeon to “physically transform him into her” (Steinmetz 40). As a result‚ Christine was honorably discharged for the army. This story was a headline on December 1‚ 1952 for the New York Daily News. In a newsletter
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Martin Allan IPM0630 Can Terrorism Ever Be Justified? If So How? If Not‚ Why Not? Terrorism is the deliberate and systematic murder‚ maiming‚ and menacing of the innocent to inspire fear for political ends. This definition was proposed by terrorist analysists in 1979‚ but has never been surpassed for clarity and concision. Schmidt and Youngman in their book Political Terrorism for example‚ cited 109 different definitions of terrorism‚ which they obtained in a survey of leading academics in the
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agent also has nonmoral interests in the action (Herman: 6) and according to Kant although this action might be dutiful and amiable it is still of no moral worth. For example a man who does acts of good will and gets a feeling of satisfaction from doing them is not acting morally. In the same way that a soldier saves another soldiers with only an inclination that he will get a medal is also not morally dutiful. So how can we have Overdetermined dutiful moral actions? Henson attempts to get around
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often focused on his family‚ affecting the respect he received from officers and advisors. His duty was to the empire‚ and his family distracted him. Despite being a family man who disliked and avoided conflict‚ Franz Ferdinand’s assassination was justified. He was an unpopular leader whose policies and ideas would have altered the Austro-Hungarian empire. He would have weakened and endangered the empire had he lived to put his ideas in
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is. It includes how they handle morally ambiguous questions while keeping the patient’s best interest at heart. In a day most doctors will see about thirty patients unless they are a specialist or determine their own hours. Of those thirty cases‚ only one or two will face problems that make you question what you believe. In those cases you must establish what you are willing to do for a patient. This leaves us with one question: How does a physician answer morally ambiguous questions? There are four
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