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ETHICAL ISSUES IN PRACTICE

A Duty of Care—Conflicting Rights: The Importance of Demonstrating Integrity and Accountability when Things go Wrong

Pages 402-407 | Published online: 18 Nov 2011
 

Notes

1Para. 3.49 reads: ‘A criminal case can include a case that is not classified in that way in U.K. law. What matters is whether the nature of the offence and the seriousness of the possible punishment make it virtually the same as a criminal case.’

2Para. 3.105 reads: ‘Discrimination means treating people in similar situations differently … without proper justification.’

3Para. 3.68 reads: ‘You have the right to respect for your private and family life, your home and your correspondence. Article 8 is an example of a qualified right in the ECHR. This means that there is a framework in place against which any interference with your rights by the state must be judged to see if it is acceptable.’

4‘Act Utilitarianism’ is a utilitarian theory of ethics which states that the right action is the one which produces the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure for the greatest number of beings.

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