...ACS Code of Ethics Case Studies & Related Clauses to the Code of Conduct Australian Computer Society July 2012 Title ACS Code of Ethics Case Studies & Related Clauses to the Code of Conduct Authors Committee on Computer Ethics Mike Bowern Version History Date Document Version Revision History (reason for change) Author /Reviser July 2012 2.0 ACS Branding Sarah Li Approvals Date approved Version Approved By Date in force Date of Next Review To be confirmed 17 July 2012 2.0 Ruth Graham 17 July 2012 Custodian title & e-mail address: Responsible Business Group: Distribution: ruth.graham@acs.org.au Professional Standards, Learning & Development General (no restriction on distribution) Content Security: Unclassified Australian Computer Society | ACS Code of Ethics Case Studies & Related Clauses to the Code of Conduct | July 2012 Page 2 ACS CODE OF ETHICS CASE STUDIES & RELATED CLAUSES TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT This document provides a range of case studies with references to relevant clauses of the ACS Code of Ethics. These Codes consists of a series of clauses which gradually expand on aspects of ethical behaviour relevant to professional people in the ICT industry. Clause 2.0 describes the Code of Ethics, summarised as six values: The Primacy of the Public Interest; The Enhancement of the Quality of Life; Honesty; Competence; Professional Development; and Professionalism. Clauses 2.1 through to 2.7 cover the ACS Code...
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...assignment describe a recent high profile bargaining process between a union and a public sector employment organization (hospital, police, air traffic controllers, and teachers) in which issues were not resolved and the unresolved issues were sent to an impartial arbitrator for a final decision. Do you agree with the final ruling? Please support your stance with academic research. Please support your assignment with research and submit in APA format. Additionally, please submit your assignment in a paper format with a list of references (using APA standards) at the end of the assignment. Application of Interest Arbitration with Regard to Public Sector Organization Schuyler McKenzie One of the most popular method of solving disputes is through arbitration. American Arbitration Association (AAA) is the most popular arbitration in the world, as it has over 800 employees in 35 offices worldwide and represents over 8,000 arbitrators and mediators worldwide. Arbitration is actually an extremely old form of settling disputes between people, businesses, as well as between nations. The process itself is a private method of adjudication, which uses at least one arbitrator to resolve the dispute. Several companies have resulted to using arbitrational clauses within their contracts, as they have become more plentiful through applications and online websites. Arbitration is a process resolving disputes by a neutral third party (the arbitrator)...
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......................................................... 2 2.1 Origin of the Incontestable Clause .............................................................................. 2 2.2 Evolution and Legal Development .............................................................................. 3 3. Effects of the Incontestable Clause ...................................................................................... 5 3.1 Advantages .................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Disadvantages................................................................................................................ 6 4. Applications ............................................................................................................................ 8 4.1 Characteristics ............................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Interpretation and Application in Hong Kong ............................................................. 9 5. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 10 6. Recommendations .............................................................................................................. 10 1 1. INTRODUCTION The Incontestable Clause is a provision in a life insurance policy that precludes the insurer from alleging that the...
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...Assignment: GM520 1. Smoking of Electronic Cigarettes on Aircraft The regulation on E-cigarettes is from the Department of Transportation. This regulation is very interesting for me because I grew up around mostly cigarette smokers. My mother used to smoke, my father, my grandparents, my sisters and brothers. In the country that I came from, smoking is one of the cheapest vices. When you go out of your house you will never miss a person smoking. I chose this regulation because I am basically concerned about the air we breathe especially if we are a non-smoker. I have been on few flights myself and I have never encountered somebody smoking e-cigarettes myself. But, since this new technology is growing and although it has claimed to reduce the risk of real cigarette-smoking, we are still unaware of the negative impacts it may bring to the air quality within the aircraft, and the impact it brings to the high-risk passengers aboard the aircraft. This regulation may not affect the organization I am working for but it definitely affects me as an individual. I work in a bank as a teller and thrice this year I have been a passenger of a plane which is preferable to me than driving 6 hours. I love flying and I would definitely enjoy it more with clean atmosphere and without the disturbance of a passenger sitting beside me inhaling and exhaling vapors. But of course this is not only about me, but of the population that is aboard the aircraft. A plane may consist of elderly...
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...Case Study Presentation (Chapter 4 Page 104) Corey Airport Services Inc. versus Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. The deciding court was the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Case decided on June 4, 2012 The events of this case began when the City of Atlanta issued a request for proposal for a five-year contract at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2002. The lease arrangement envisioned in the request for proposal involved the winning bidder managing hundreds of advertising displays at one of the world’s busiest airports with a guaranteed portion of the revenue remitted to the city. Before the 2002 proposal, Defendant Clear Channel Outdoor in partnership with Defendant Barbara Fouch held the advertising concession through a month-to-month contract. Fouch had been awarded the contract by the City without entering into a competitive bidding process, and Clear Channel became Fouch’s partner by purchasing the ownership interest of Fouch’s previous business partner. The existing month-to-month contract guaranteed fifty percent of advertising revenue to the City, but the request for proposal required bid proponents to commit to paying at least sixty percent of their advertising revenue to the City. Three companies submitted proposals to the City as part of the bid process, the obligatory team of Clear Channel and Fouch was the top finisher. Plaintiff Corey Airport Services, Inc. finished in second place. After Corey failed to secure the contract...
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...CHOI Attorney at Law Law Office of Paul Young Choi 5900 Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 303 Sherman Oaks, California 91411 (818) 714-2226 (818) 714-2216 Fax paulchoi@mail.npu.edu Introduction Syllabus Book Attendance Integrity Policy What to expect from the class Functions of Law 1. Keeping the peace (Including making certain activities crimes) 2. Shaping moral standards (e.g., enacting laws that discourage drug and alcohol abuse) 3. Promoting social justice (e.g., enacting statutes that prohibit discrimination in employment) 4. Maintaining the status quo (e.g., passing laws preventing the forceful overthrow of the government) 5. Facilitating orderly change (e.g., passing statutes only after considerable study, debate, and public input) 6. Providing a basis for compromise (approximately 90 percent of all lawsuits are settled prior to trial) 7. Facilitating planning (e.g., well-designed commercial laws allow businesses to plan their activities, allocate their resources, and assess their risks) 8. Maximizing individual freedom (e.g., the rights of freedom of speech, religion, and association granted by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution) What is Law? Definition A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force. That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or legal consequences is a law. Qualities of Good Law What qualities make for good law...
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...or persons that are charged with a crime in the United States shall be brought in front of a court or judge to have the case heard. And also to protect them against illegal imprisonment for the crime that is suspected to be committed. In 1215 when the Magna Carta was written by Nobles because of the abuse they were taking from the kings of their areas. It was written to set up rules to be governed by and allow the land owners to have rights under said Kings. One of these rules was. “No freemen shall be taken or imprisoned or disseized or exiled or in any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land” (1215). This is considered the earliest mention of the idea for what habeas corpus is built upon. In the United States in the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights amendment V states, “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just...
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...LOK SABHA BILL NO. 77 OF 2011 THE LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT BILL, 2011 ———— ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES ———— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY CLAUSES 1. 2. 3. Short title, extent and commencement. Application of Act. Definitions. CHAPTER II DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE A.—PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION FOR DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE 4. 5. 6. Preparation of Social Impact Assessment Study. Public hearing for Social Impact Assessment. Publication of Social Impact Assessment Study. B.—APPRAISAL OF SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT BY AN EXPERT GROUP 7. Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment Report by an Expert Group. C.—EXAMINATION OF PROPOSAL BY A COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT 8. 9. Constitution of committee to examine proposals for land acquisition and the Social Impact Assessment Report. Exemption from Social Impact Assessment. CHAPTER III SPECIAL PROVISIONS TO 10. SAFEGUARD FOOD SECURITY Special provisions to safeguard food security. CHAPTER IV NOTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Publication of preliminary notification and power of officers thereupon. Preliminary survey of land and power of officers to carry out survey. Payment for damage. Lapse of Social Impact Assessment Report. Rescission of preliminary notification. Hearing of objections. (ii) CLAUSES 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Preparation of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme by the Administrator...
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...minority groups. With the passionate ethnocentrism due to the fears, Herbert Spencer would spur the American eugenics movement. Eugenics is the study of human heredity and genetic principles for the purposes of improving the human race by limiting the proliferation of defective gene pools (Polirstok, 2012). As Charles Davenport introduced the eugenics movement...
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...Constitutional Law Introduction Many people assume that a government acts from a vague position of strength and can enact any regulation it deems necessary or desirable. This chapter emphasizes a different perspective from which to view the law: action taken by the government must come from authority and this authority cannot be exceeded. Neither Congress nor any state may pass a law in conflict with the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law in this country. The Constitution is the source of federal power and to sustain the legality of a federal law or action a specific federal power must be found in the Constitution. States have inherent sovereign power—that is, the power to enact legislation that has a reasonable relationship to the welfare of the citizens of that state. The power of the federal government was delegated to it by the states while the power of the states was retained by them when the Constitution was ratified. The Constitution does not expressly give the states the power to regulate, but limits the states’ exercise of powers not delegated to the federal government. Chapter Outline I. The Constitutional Powers of Government Before the U.S. Constitution, the Articles of Confederation defined the central government. A. A Federal Form of Government The U.S. Constitution established a federal form of government, delegating certain powers to the national government. The states retain...
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...Constitution, United States Attorneys Manual, and documented research done in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigations U.S. CONSTITUTION First, the Constitution of the United States says that “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." The wording allows judges and justices to interpret and apply this rule as they see fit. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S MANUAL The manual states that the United States Supreme Court has made clear this amendment to restrict the imposition of excessive bail without establishing a right to bail in criminal cases stating "the eighth amendment does not grant an absolute right to bail," United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739, 754-55 (1987). The subject of bail and detention also entangles the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, requiring that laws requiring pretrial detention must "serve a compelling governmental interest." In federal criminal proceedings, release and detention determinations are governed by the Bail Reform Act of 1984. This contains specific protocol that must be followed by judicial officers when considering whether or not the defendant is to be detained or released pending federal criminal proceedings. Section 3141(a), of Title 18, United States Code, states that judicial officers have the power to...
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...also covered. Constitutional law is covered from the perspective of business. This week also provides an introduction to the various forms of business. Small businesses, entrepreneurs, and general partnerships are explored. You discuss how a corporation is formed and how it can be financed. Finally, you study limited liability companies and limited partnerships, as well as franchises and special forms of business. This week further introduces you to the concept of alternative dispute resolution as a method for resolving disputes outside traditional litigation. After first looking at the litigation process, you are then introduced to arbitration, negotiation, mediation, conciliation, minitrial, fact-finding, and the use of a judicial referee. The Legal System and the Legal Forms of Business OBJECTIVE: Explain the major components of the legal system. Resources: Ch. 1, 2, & 4 of Business Law: Legal Environment, Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and International Issues Content • Ch. 1: Legal Heritage and the Information Age o Introduction to Legal Heritage and the Information Age o What Is Law? • Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education o Schools of Jurisprudential Thought • International Law: Immigration to the United States of America o History of American Law • International Law: Adoption of English Common Law in America • International Law: The Civil Law System ...
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...Applying Ethical Codes: Case studies Case Study 1 George Babbage is an experienced software developer working for Acme Software Company. Mr. Babbage is now working on a project for the U.S. Department of Defense, testing the software used in controlling an experimental jet fighter. George is the quality control manager for the software. Early simulation testing revealed that, under certain conditions, instabilities would arise that could cause the plane to crash. The software was patched to eliminate the specific problems uncovered by the tests. After these repairs, the software passed all the simulation tests. George is not convinced that the software is safe. He is worried that the problems uncovered by the simulation testing were symptomatic of a design flaw that could only be eliminated by an extensive redesign of the software. He is convinced that the patch that was applied to remedy the specific tests in the simulation did not address the underlying problem. But, when George brings his concerns to his superiors, they assure him that the problem has been resolved. They further inform George that any major redesign effort would introduce unacceptable delays, resulting in costly penalties to the company. There is a great deal of pressure on George to sign off on the system and to allow it to be flight tested. It has even been hinted that, if he persists in delaying the system, he will be fired. What should George do next? Case Study 1: Relevant Clauses Principle 1...
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...President Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time when he asked Congress to re-activate the draft registration and amend the Military Selective Service Act to include women as well. Congress agreed to the draft registration but neglected to include women as they would only fill non-combat roles. However this led to several men challenging the act on a constitutional basis for gender-based discrimination under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, which held up in district court and was soon brought to the Supreme Court. In the Case of Rostker v. Goldberg, the court decided in a 6-to-3 ruling that Congress's decision to exempt women from registration was not a by-product of a traditional way of thinking about females and did not violate...
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...10 Legal Studies | Anti Doping Laws ***** Contents 1.0 Introduction pg. 1 2.0 Background Information pg. 1 3.0 Key players pg. 2 4.0 Investigation pg. 3 5.0 Evaluation pg. 4 6.0 Bibliography pg. 5 ***** 1.0 Introduction This report will detail, investigate, and evaluate the legal and administrative structure created, in WADA, to combat the ever prevalent issue of doping in an elite sporting environment. Of particular scrutiny will be the fairness, interpretation and implementation of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) with regard to recent anti-doping cases. Further, the numerous methods and substances of doping will be thoroughly assessed. 2.0 Background Information ‘Doping’ is a term that is often associated...
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