CHECK THESE SAMPLES OF Moral Obligation and Legal Duty in England
The firm accepts that the government has legal powers and can take a share of the company's profits away.... legal OBLIGATIONS ON COMPANY DIRECTORS IMPOSED THROUGH DIRECTORS' DUTIES It is a natural phenomenon in the modern world that governments run on the taxes paid by their citizens.... The issue arises when multinationals earning billions use legal strategies to avoid paying taxes.... Having made legal grounds to undertake this, their action cannot be termed illegal and they cannot be held accountable in court....
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Assignment
This essay will rely on the four theories to reflect on the ethical dilemma that faced a British bank, The Northern Rock bank, based in Newcastle, england, in 2008.... Business ethics can also be defined as a form of professional or applied ethics that examines moral values, ethical principles and problems that arise in an organizational environment (Singer, 2011).... The field of ethics is made up of various theoretical principles that represent ideas upon which moral principles are based....
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Essay
Kant's notion of universalisation refers to the moral law which inspires and teaches us how to consider it as the ultimate truth of the possibility of moral obligation, since it cannot be explained with reference to any object of the will, or in accordance with any law of nature....
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Essay
The primary ethical and legal content identified in the given scenario is the obligation of confidentiality which a midwife owes to her patient.... The issue is whether the midwife (Grace) violated her legal obligation of confidentiality which she owed to her patient (Justine) and whether she has breached the ethical standards of her profession.... The privilege of confidentiality belongs to the client/patient and not to the healthcare professionals, as such a breach of confidentiality or privacy can lead to legal action in the civil courts....
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Case Study
This paper "Law of Obligations" discusses the law of obligations that was originated from the Roman law which means 'legal Bond'.... It is a legal agreement or a promise which one is required to follow.... 'An obligation is a juridical necessity to give, to do or not to do.... An obligation is a responsibility of achieving terms of the contract legally....
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Case Study
The duty to rescue however remains an important consideration for many citizens because it presents valid and humanitarian considerations.... The duty to rescue should be imposed as a mandate subject to criminal and civil liability because it is a positive obligation which can benefit people.... This duty finds support in the utilitarian principle.... In fulfilling one's duty to rescue, benefit and happiness is surely brought upon the rescued; and happiness is also felt by the rescuer....
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Essay
This paper "Hare and Kant's Point of View" discusses the notion of universalization that refers to the moral law which teaches us how to consider it as the ultimate truth of the possibility of moral obligation.... This way individual values his or her morals and is able to perform his worldly duties without any obligation.... What Kant believes is the significance of goodwill in universalism so that every individual action should be performed as a moral deed in accordance with the universal moral law....
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Case Study
The author of the following assignment "The legal Enforcement of Morality" highlights that when considering whether there should be enforcement on morality it is necessary to determine the kinds of acts or conduct that might be defined as immoral.... For some, homosexuality would be regarded as immoral, whilst others might regard certain sexual practices as being immoral, even though there is no legal restraint preventing such practices from being carried out....
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