EssaysForStudent.com - Free Essays, Term Papers & Book Notes
Search

Ethical Legal Obligations Essays and Term Papers

Search

1,204 Essays on Ethical Legal Obligations. Documents 876 - 900 (showing first 1,000 results)

Go to Page
Last update: July 5, 2014
  • Legal Aid Projects Try to Abolish Gender Hierarchies in India

    Legal Aid Projects Try to Abolish Gender Hierarchies in India

    Since Independence in 1947 a variety of laws have been enacted with the objective to improve the status of women (Society For Social Uplift Through Rural Action, 2003). Despite this modern constitution, gender discrimination in various forms is widespread (ibid.). A legal aid scheme was held by Community Aid Abroad (CAA) for women workers in India. Beyond any doubt, CAA resolved leaving no stone unturned to help them. The traditional life of Indian women is

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 288 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Vika
  • Legalizing Marijuana

    Legalizing Marijuana

    The topic of legalizing marijuana has been widely discussed and debated throughout the country. Just like any other topic, there are many who are for, but there are also many who oppose the idea. Legalizing marijuana is wrought with both pros and cons. Both sides have equally convincing arguments as to why it should or shouldn't be done. In this paper we will discuss what marijuana is and some of its history. Also, we will

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 1,595 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Social and Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence

    Social and Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence

    Contents Introduction III History III What is Artificial Intelligence? III Social and Ethical Issues Associated with Artificial Intelligence IV Part I Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence IV Part II Advantages IV Part III Disadvantages IV Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence V Conclusion VI Bibliography VII Introduction As our world expands through the growing abilities and applications of computers in our everyday lives, it seems that the role of the computer has been reversed. Before we

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 1,374 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Legal Drinking Age

    Legal Drinking Age

    Legal Drinking Age At 18 years of age, there are many responsibilities gained, such as being able to marry, but one cannot drink alcohol at the wedding reception because every state in the United States has set the legal drinking age at 21 years old. The drinking age has a major impact on the 18-21 year-old crowd because many feel drinking is a right they should have since they are considered adults. This is an

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 773 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Monika
  • Ethical to Download Music

    Ethical to Download Music

    Is it ethical to buy illegal copies of music CD's and movies from street vendors. Especially when you know that by buying these copies, the record companies, movie production companies, actors, artists and others involved in their production do not get a profit from the sale. This is the dilemma I had as weather or not I should buy bootlegged products because while they are cheaper, it is depriving the legitimate profits that companies who

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 964 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ethics

    Ethics

    Ethics is more than legality Ethics • Standards of moral behavior; behavior that is accepted by society as right versus wrong. Ethics begins wit each of us • It is helpful to ask yourself the following questions when facing an ethical dilemma. o It is legal? o It is balanced? Am I acting fairly? Would I want to be treated this way? o How will it make me feel about myself? Would I feel proud

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 442 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Organizational Ethics Issue Resolution

    Organizational Ethics Issue Resolution

    Organizational Ethics Issue Resolution Organizations are always being faced with ethical dilemmas and situations that affect their decision-making. For businesses to be successful, they need to be able to resolve ethical issues that may arise in the workplace. Resolving ethical issues within an organization takes time, communication, and implementation. Managers have to communicate to other employees what is expected of them of how they should react in an ethical situation. When managers make decisions regarding

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 1,862 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Is Abortion Moral and Ethical?

    Is Abortion Moral and Ethical?

    "Is abortion moral and ethical?" Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over many years and probably many to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized in all cases? There are two sides to abortion they are the PRO-LIFE which is those who are against abortion altogether and the PRO- CHOICE or those who believe it is the woman's right to choose if she wants to have an abortion.

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 537 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Victor
  • Ethical Decisions in a Modern World

    Ethical Decisions in a Modern World

    Ethical decisions in a modern world Ethics today are not nearly what they used to be. Today with the onset of a greed mentality coupled with a general decline in faith, ethics are not as prevalent as they were in bygone days. Sometimes, it is necessary to take a stand and meet out punishment to those that do not follow ethics. This paper will show the impact of ethics on a bad decision-making process. In

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 576 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Scotland’s Legal System

    Scotland’s Legal System

    Although Scotland is England’s neighbor, and both countries are part of the United Kingdom, Scotland, to a large extent, has a separate judicial system and a separate law. This paper will first examine Scotland’s judicial system and then consider Scotland’s unique law that in the future may help serve as a model in the European Union. Scotland’s Judicial System The Scottish court that has been described both as the most generally useful and important civil

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 308 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Jack
  • Ethics "somethings Rotten in Hondu"

    Ethics "somethings Rotten in Hondu"

    Something’s Rotten in Hondo The decision makers in the “Something’s Rotten in Hondo” are George the Plant Manager and Bill George’s boss. The Stakeholders are George, George’s family, the town of Hondo, Environmental Protection Agency, all who are affected by the plants pollution, the Mexican town, and the environment. George had moved from El Paso, Texas to Hondo, Texas with his family four years ago to assume the roll of the manager at Ardnak Plastic

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 2,966 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Top
  • Legalizing Gay Marriage

    Legalizing Gay Marriage

    Legalizing Gay Marriage America is the land of the free, which gives each legal citizen the right of privacy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. This law also gives each citizen the freedom from religion. If you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Buddhist, you are welcome in this country. However when the topic of gay marriage arises in conversations, the main opposing point would be that the bible doesn't agree with it. According to

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 675 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ethics Article Review Paper

    Ethics Article Review Paper

    In today’s day and age, the ability to make as much money as quickly and easily as possible is found around every corner. With this topic in mind (ethics in finances) the first article researched, entitled, “Ethics In Accounting And Financial Decision Making”, talked about how ethics in accounting and financial decision making provide the foundation on which a modern business system exists (Accounting, 2007). The article speaks of how making ethical financial decisions sets

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 549 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Business Ethics In the last few months the issue of business ethics has come up so much, because of a scandal in one of Americas biggest companies Enron. the company inf;ated its share price while in actual sense they were supposed to be that much. They were able to do this by coercing their auditing company and making the financial position of the company to appear to be good.The company executives sold more than

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 547 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Legalization of Marijuana

    Legalization of Marijuana

    Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the cause of much commotion and debating, as the question of legalization becomes more of an issue. Drugs are a major influential force in countries all over the world today. Legalization is an option that has not had a chance, but really should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 2,536 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: regina
  • Legalization of Drugs: The Myths and The Facts

    Legalization of Drugs: The Myths and The Facts

    Legalization Of Drugs: The Myths And The Facts Robert L. Maginnis, Familly Research Council Despite data which strongly supports the continuation of effective drug abuse prevention, treatment and enforcement programs, some prominent Americans support legalizing illicit drugs. For example: George Shultz, former President Reagan's Secretary of State, says that "Legalization would destroy dealer profits and remove their incentive to get young people addicted."[1] Nobel laureate in economics Milton Friedman says that the criminalization of certain

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 1,148 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Culture Values and Ethics

    Culture Values and Ethics

    Culture Values and Ethics Shana S. Brown COM 525 Managerial Communications and Ethics Instructor: Jerry Barkley University of Phoenix-Charlotte Campus February 28, 2005 Cultural Values and Personal Ethics I will be discussing how I make decisions, based on my cultural values and personal ethics to interact with people of different cultural values and ethics in society and the workplace without conflict. According to Peters (2003), “Personal ethics have been defined as principles of good

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 1,146 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Ethics Awareness Inventory

    Ethics Awareness Inventory

    Ethics Awareness Inventory Analysis Awareness and the ability to analyze ones personal and professional ethics is an essential aspect for adults in today’s highly competitive and specialized business world. This paper will interpret the results of the Ethics Awareness Inventory, explain how the educational experience has influenced my own ethical thinking, describe how I apply my own ethics in thinking and decision-making, and how I attempt to cope with people and situations that offer differing

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 566 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Janna
  • Legalization of Marijuana

    Legalization of Marijuana

    Marijuana is a drug a don’t forget that. There could never be a chance for this drug to be legal it is a gateway drug, to many more harmful drugs. If it was to be legalized more people would have the chance to do this, and more people would try it. These points clearly suggest why this drug can never be legalized. But there is an alternative to make both sides happy, the choice of

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 487 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Artur
  • Accounting Ethics

    Accounting Ethics

    If someone were to ask you what you thought was the most deceitful profession, certified public accountants would most certainly not be the first to come to mind. That is because CPAs are known and respected for their honesty. The profession goes out of its way to project that image, and there is a certain amount of truth to it. However, not all CPAs are squeaky clean and respected for their honesty. Some are quite

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 645 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • Law Enforcement Ethics

    Law Enforcement Ethics

    There are many issues facing today's police officer. Some include the police use of excessive force, deadly force, police corruption, police pursuits and other popular police related topics. While all of these have problem areas, there are two police topics that touch on all the above issues, police oath of office and the code of ethics. The public is concerned over its own ethics and morality because it has no trust in its leaders. There

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 484 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Business Ethics and Worldcom

    Business Ethics and Worldcom

    This paper will explain the fraudulent accounting practices that led to the collapse of Worldcom. Other objectives of this paper will be to demonstrate how these activities were able to go undetected. Also, what motives drove the individuals involved to commit these acts. And finally the ethical accounting issues involved. Worldcom got its start as a small discount long distance provider in Mississippi. Founded by Bernard Ebbers and a number of others the idea

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 3,574 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Thomas B.Stoddard “gay Marriages: Make Them Legal”

    Thomas B.Stoddard “gay Marriages: Make Them Legal”

    Marriage is universally understood to be the legal union between a man and a woman. This acknowledgement, however, has recently generated dispute and controversy in certain individuals, primarily homosexuals and supporters of homosexual marriages. This opposition, due to this mainstream view, exists because certain states such as Minnesota deny same-sex marriages. In Thomas B. Stoddard’s article “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal,” Stoddard begins by defending homosexual marriages through partners, Karen Thompson and Sharon Kowalski.

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 809 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Ethics Article Review

    Ethics Article Review

    RUNNING HEAD: ETHICS ARTICLE REVIEW Ethics in Accounting Ethics in accounting has faced increased scrutiny since the collapse of the Enron Corporation. In December 2001, the Enron Corporation shocked the world when its accounting firm, Arthur Andersen, was accused of failing to abide by the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); a widely accepted set of rules, conventions, standards, and procedures for reporting financial information, as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). In other

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 902 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: regina
  • Legalize Marijuana

    Legalize Marijuana

    Nick Locker English 101 December 2, 2003 Legalize Marijuana After 30 years of marijuana use being subject to such harsh penalties and unreasonable consequences, the world has not yet to agree on the truth about marijuana. I feel that it is a very controversial issue in this day and age with very strong and supportive arguments on both sides of this issue. The issue has caused a lot of political feuds, and it also has

    Rating:
    Essay Length: 1,511 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: Anna

Go to Page