...Running Head: ASSIGNMENT 5: ASSISTED SUICIDE Assisted Suicide By MeToya Monroe A Paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for HSA515 Health Care Policy, Law and Ethics Strayer University Dr. Becky Gilliland, PhD December 12, 2010 You are the manager of the Cancer Center in a small suburban hospital. For the past two weeks you have worked closely with your nursing staff because they have been expressing “Burn Out” (frustration, dissatisfaction, or lack of interest in a job) as a result of the increase in the number of patients coming to the center who were diagnosed with terminal cancer. Nancy Nurse confided in you that she is particularly saddened about the rapid decline in Mrs. Jones’ health, a 30 year old single mother. She decided that the next time Mrs. Jones comes in for her treatment she is going to give her an extra dose of a narcotic that could potentially end her life. Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to this situation. With regards to this situation, the Patient’s Bill of Rights were formed to provide a base for understanding and respecting the rights and responsibilities of patients, their families, doctors and other caregivers. It was also put into place for them to respect the role of patients in decision making about treatment choices and other care and to note that another person chosen by the patient can exercise these rights on the patients’ behalf (Maryland Health Care Commission, 2010). Mrs. Jones...
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...Good Samaritan Act Colorado/Louisiana LaNita D. Scott Afternoon Class February 28, 2013 Good Samaritan Act Colorado/Louisiana The Good Samaritan Act is legal terms in which refers to individuals who in good faith, volunteer to help other individuals in need of medical attention. In return the person giving the help must be responsibly with the injured person life. Each state offer good Samaritans immunity for assisting. For those good Samaritans who negligent cause the injured person more injures they could be held liable for any civil damages. There are individuals in this world that try and help others every day. Then there are others who will not help due to the fact that they are afraid to get into trouble because of these laws. There are several states that have adopted the Good Samaritan Act. Colorado and Louisiana are two that have established these laws within their state. In Louisiana, if an emergency medical technician give their service to help another individual out during an emergency situation and do not arrange for further medical treatment will be liable for any civil damage. Colorado also states, that if a licensed physician and surgeon renders help and it leads up to negligent on the patient, that individual rending the services will be held liable only if that patient is not obligated to be covered by him or her. Louisiana holds everyone liable for their actions no matter what. Whereas, Colorado only hold the individual who is the Good Samaritan liable...
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...decision. Ethical decision making is an intricate process where individuals must consider impact of decisions or actions resulting from the decisions made on individuals or institution. The basis of ethical decision-making encompasses balance and choice (Levin & Mather, 2012). Law is one of the professions that demands practitioners to make ethical decisions to avoid messing up their clients and third parties. They are required to employ American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Profession Conduct throughout their professional undertakings. In the paradigm case, Justin King is involved in an accident and this has resulted to lawsuit. The circumstances surrounding the incident call for due diligence from both defendant (Justin) and his legal team. As such, there are various issues affecting this situation. The first issue is whether the ethical duty of confidentiality applies to Justin’s situation. Various laws and regulations govern a lawyer’s conduct. As indicated earlier, ABA Model of Rules of Professional Conduct is a set of principles that governs the conduct of lawyers in their endeavors. To narrow it down, rule 1.6(a) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility states, “A lawyer shall not reveal information relating to the representation of a client unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation or the disclosure is permitted by paragraph (b).” ABA Model of Prof’l...
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...ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND LEGAL AID FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS; WHAT CAN THE JUDICIARY DO? Introduction Asylum seekers, regardless of their immigration status, are human beings, with fundamental and basic rights, needs and aspirations. Refugees and asylum seekers are a diverse group with one thing in common; they are subject to forced migration, and are fleeing from persecution in their countries of origin. A refugee is defined as any person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinion, is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or owing to such fear for reasons other than personal convenience is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country. Refugee status is therefore adopted for those who, having applied for asylum, have been recognized and given refugee status. It also usually encompasses those who have received ‘exceptional leave to remain’ or ‘indefinite leave to remain’. Recognition of refugee status is also a pre-requisite for other basic rights guaranteed to refugees by international law, such as the right to seek employment, to move freely and to obtain education and healthcare on the same terms as citizens. The status of an Asylum Seeker is reserved for those who have applied for asylum and are awaiting a decision on their applications and those whose applications have been refused. Refugees therefore need legal assistance as soon as they arrive in...
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...Unit 1: The Business Environments AIU Online Abstract Comprehending the three legal businesses are prompted through the business type you desire to generate. Based on your goal you would want to select a type of business fitting you free enterprise and the amount of management judgments you will have to make. In the particular scenario provided, you would decide the best fit type of business; first you are going to explore your business opportunities. If the accurate selection was establish it would benefit every aspect of the business. Available net worth, management experience, and demand for you product are things to be considered. The Business Environment Mentally and financially going into a business through this time of economic struggle the Unites States is in would be challenging. I have produced a product that is cheaper than the competition and it is certain to benefit the homemaker in all of us. It is a necessity to choose the way I am going to go to manufacturing and distributing my products. For my product to meet my ultimate goal it has to hit widespread market, Maximize profits and lower Liability. I will certainly not be success, if I do not explore my opportunities. There are three main categories that businesses are broken down into from the legal position they are; Sole Proprietorship, Partnership and Corporation. One of the supreme mutual varieties of the new developing trivial business is Sole Proprietorship. Each aspect of my business and making...
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...CASE No. ONA-1005 For Annulment/Declaration of Nullity of Marriage The annulment case happens in the Philippines that will be mention stated below of this sentence. This happened in the Regional Trial Court in the 7th Judicial Region Branch 25, Danao City in Cebu. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION ANTONIO A GULTIANO,JR.- No. 662 Ipag Mariveles, Bataan WHEREAS on December 02, 2010, petitioner through counsel filed with this court a complaint as follows: COMPLAINT PETITIONER, by counsel unto this Honorable court, respectfully states under oath that: Petitioner Hazel A. Escosio-Gultiano is a Filipino of legal age, married and a resident of Goldenville countryside Homes, Santo Niño, Barangay Sabang, Danao City, Cebu. She is represented in the instant action by the undersigned counsel whom she may be served with notices and other court processes. Respondent Antonio A. Gultiano, Jr. is a Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of 662 Mariveles, Bataan, where he may be served with summons and other court processes; Petitioner’s selfelss sacrifices to save her family resulted her subjection to emotional and psychological abuse from the respondent. Respondent’s intolerablecharacter and moral defect were already beyong the stretch of petitoner’s patience. Thus petitioner pursued any means of raising a child through the help of parents in order to scratch a living away from home. Such identified personality traits or mental problems is the integral element marital obligations which would...
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...Mongolia is a party, differ from those in this law, the former shall prevail. Article 3. Scope of the Law 1. This law shall apply to protect the rights of the child from birth until 18 years of age. 2. This law shall also apply to the children of foreign people and stateless residing within Mongolia. Article 4. Main principles of protecting the rights of the child The following main principles shall be followed in the protection of the rights of the child: 1) Respect and ensure the rights of each child, his/her parents, carer and legal guardians without discrimination on the basis of their race, language, colour, age, sex, social origin, status, place of birth, property, job, position, religion, opinion, education and health condition; 2) The state, individuals, private entities and organisations recognize to ensure the best interest of the child in their all actions; 3) Parents, carer and legal guardians are equally responsible for ensuring physical, mental and moral development and education of the child; 4) Ensuring a child’s right to survival, development protection and participation to social life is a duty of both state and family; 5) A child’s rights to seek and receive...
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...agency) to investigate circumstances that suggest an officer has engaged in unbecoming conduct, and impose disciplinary action when appropriate. II. PROCEDURE This policy applies to all officers of this agency engaged in official duties whether within or outside of the territorial jurisdiction of this agency. Unless otherwise noted this policy also applies to off duty conduct. Conduct not mentioned under a specific rule but that violates a general principle is prohibited. A. PRINCIPLE ONE Peace officers shall conduct themselves, whether on or off duty, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States, the Minnesota Constitution, and all applicable laws, ordinances and rules enacted or established pursuant to legal authority. 1. Rationale: Peace officers conduct their duties pursuant to a grant of limited authority from the community. Therefore, officers must understand the laws defining the scope of their enforcement powers. Peace officers may only act in accordance with the powers granted to them. 2. Rules a) Peace officers shall not knowingly exceed their authority in the enforcement of the law. b) Peace officers shall not knowingly disobey the law or rules of criminal procedure in such areas as interrogation, arrest, detention, searches, seizures, use of informants, and preservation of evidence, except where permitted in the performance of duty under proper authority. c) Peace...
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...Business Environment 2012 Business Environment 2012 ICBT City Campus Insaf Ismail Batch 40 ICBT City Campus ICBT City Campus Insaf Ismail Batch 40 ICBT City Campus Acknowledgement I would like to thank Mr. Anurugdha yapa for imparting great knowledge, assisting & believing in us & giving us a hand on experience & opportunity in making this assignment a success. Your guidance gave us the strength to get through many a trial in completing this assignment successfully. My endless thanks conveyed to our parents for extending their continuous encouragement & generous support. We are also grateful to them for showing us the correct path in making a wise choice in life to pursue studies at a prestigious institution. Further gratitude is extended to ICBT, All the other lecturers & Staff members, Lab Assistance & Library Staff for their assistance extended towards completing our assignment successfully. Last but not least, we would like to thank all our colleagues who have supported us in numerous ways. I take this opportunity to appreciate their endeavor to help us out with their knowledge & advices amidst their heavy work load. Executive summary The objective of this Business Environment assignment is to provide an efficient decision in understanding organizations internal and external environments. This assignment has three main tasks which has been answered efficiently and stylishly to achieve the three pass criteria’s. This report...
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...Study Unit Computer-Assisted Legal Research By Melynda Hill-Teter Reviewed By Brian Bastyr, Esq. About the Author Melynda Hill-Teter is a 1991 graduate of the Legal Assistantship Program at the University of California at Santa Barbara, an American Bar Association approved school. She has more than 20 years of experience in the legal field, and specializes in legal computer applications. Ms. Hill-Teter has received a Paralegal Certificate of Mastery in LexisNexis online research. She has published articles in Legal Assistant Today and Law Office Computing. Ms. Hill-Teter is employed as a litigation paralegal in Scottsdale, Arizona. About the Reviewer Brian Bastyr is a senior attorney editor for West Group, a legal publishing company. He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois, and a juris doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law. He is currently a member of the Illinois bar, and has published a number of articles in legal journals. Screen shots in this study unit are reprinted with the permission of LEXISNEXIS, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Paralegals spend a good deal of their work lives conducting legal and factual research. Good research skills are very important for a successful paralegal career. Legal databases constantly change their legal content, as well as the way to search for that content. Paralegals therefore must keep their research skills up-to-date and stay on top of changes in the law as well as the newest ways...
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...M A G A Z I N E FA L L 2 0 0 2 Volume 20 Number 2 SPANNING THE GLOBE Duke Leads the Way in International Law Teaching and Scholarship inside plus Duke admits smaller, exceptionally well-qualified class Duke’s Global Capital Markets Center to launch new Directors’ Education Institute from the dean Dear Alumni and Friends, It is not possible, these days, for a top law school to be anything other than an international one. At Duke Law, we no longer think of “international” as a separate category. Virtually everything we do has some international dimension, whether it concerns international treaties and protocols, commercial transactions across national borders, international child custody disputes, criminal behavior that violates international human rights law, international sports competitions, global environmental regulation, international terrorism, or any number of other topics. And, of course, there is little that we do at Duke that does not involve scholars and students from other countries, who are entirely integrated with U.S. scholars and students. Students enrolled in our joint JD/LLM program in international and comparative law receive an in-depth education in both the public and private aspects of international and comparative law, enriched by the ubiquitous presence of foreign students; likewise, the foreign lawyers who enroll in our one-year LLM program in American law enroll in the same courses, attend the same conferences...
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...MEANING, CHARACTERISTICS AND TYPES OF A COMPANY INTRODUCTION Industrial has revolution led to the emergence of large scale business organizations. These organization require big investments and the risk involved is very high. Limited resources and unlimited liability of partners are two important limitations of partnerships of partnerships in undertaking big business. Joint Stock Company form of business organization has become extremely popular as it provides a solution to overcome the limitations of partnership business. The Multinational companies like Coca-Cola and, General Motors have their investors and customers spread throughout the world. The giant Indian Companies may include the names like Reliance, Talco Bajaj Auto, Infosys Technologies, Hindustan Lever Ltd., Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., and Larsen and Tubro etc. 1.2 MEANING OF COMPANY Section 3 (1) (i) of the Companies Act, 1956 defines a company as “a company formed and registered under this Act or an existing company”. Section 3(1) (ii) Of the act states that “an existing company means a company formed and registered under any of the previous companies laws”. This definition does not reveal the distinctive characteristics of a company . According to Chief Justice Marshall of USA, “A company is a person, artificial, invisible, intangible, and existing only in the contemplation of the law. Being a mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the character of its creation of its creation confers...
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...PRELIMINARY ARTICLE This law shall be known as “The Revised Penal Code.” BOOK ONE General Provisions Regarding the Date of Enforcement and Application of the Provisions of this Code, and Regarding the Offenses, the Persons Liable and the Penalties PRELIMINARY TITLE Date of Effectiveness and Application of the Provisions of This Code ARTICLE 1. Time When Act Takes Effect. — This Code shall take effect on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-two. ARTICLE 2. Application of Its Provisions. — Except as provided in the treaties and laws of preferential application, the provisions of this Code shall be enforced not only within the Philippine Archipelago, including its atmosphere, its interior waters and maritime zone, but also outside of its jurisdiction, against those who: 1. Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship; 2. Should forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine Islands or obligations and securities issued by the Government of the Philippine Islands; 3. Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction into these islands of the obligations and securities mentioned in the preceding number; 4. While being public officers or employees, should commit an offense in the exercise of their functions; or 5. Should commit any of the crimes against national security and the law of nations, defined in Title One of Book Two of this Code. TITLE ONE Felonies and Circumstances Which...
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... Jurisprudence 2011–2012 Each Routledge Q&A contains approximately 50 questions on topics commonly found on exam papers, with answer plans and comprehensive suggested answers. Each book also offers valuable advice as to how to approach and tackle exam questions and how to focus your revision effectively. New Aim Higher and Common Pitfalls boxes will also help you to identify how to go that little bit further in order to get the very best marks and highlight areas of confusion. And now there are further opportunities to hone and perfect your exam technique online. New editions publishing in 2011: Civil Liberties & Human Rights Commercial Law Company Law Constitutional & Administrative Law Contract Law Criminal Law Employment Law English Legal System Routledge Q&A series Equity & Trusts European Union Law Evidence Family Law Jurisprudence Land Law Medical Law Torts For a full listing, visit http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/revision R outledge Revision: Questions & Answers Jurisprudence 2011–2012 David Brooke Senior Lecturer in Law and Module Leader in Jurisprudence at Leeds Metropolitan University Fifth edition published 2011 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the U S A and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2011. To purchase your own copy of this or any...
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...M A G A Z I N E FA L L 2 0 0 2 Volume 20 Number 2 SPANNING THE GLOBE Duke Leads the Way in International Law Teaching and Scholarship inside plus Duke admits smaller, exceptionally well-qualified class Duke’s Global Capital Markets Center to launch new Directors’ Education Institute from the dean Dear Alumni and Friends, It is not possible, these days, for a top law school to be anything other than an international one. At Duke Law, we no longer think of “international” as a separate category. Virtually everything we do has some international dimension, whether it concerns international treaties and protocols, commercial transactions across national borders, international child custody disputes, criminal behavior that violates international human rights law, international sports competitions, global environmental regulation, international terrorism, or any number of other topics. And, of course, there is little that we do at Duke that does not involve scholars and students from other countries, who are entirely integrated with U.S. scholars and students. Students enrolled in our joint JD/LLM program in international and comparative law receive an in-depth education in both the public and private aspects of international and comparative law, enriched by the ubiquitous presence of foreign students; likewise, the foreign lawyers who enroll in our one-year LLM program in American law enroll in the same courses, attend the same conferences...
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