...Malta is, like other countries, affected by the issue of uninsured driving accidents, data on the subject is very limited. As a result, the effects of uninsured driving on insurance business and society are not fully known or understood. Likewise, the views of those concerned with the problem are not toally clear. This research study goes a long way to identify the effects of uninsured driving on the motor insurance industry. Local and European legislation concerning uninsured driving, together with primary data collection through questionnaires provide an enhanced understanding of uninsured driving from a local viewpoint. The incidence of uninsured driving in Malta appears to be increasing the burden of the costs is being incurred by honest policyholders and by insurance companies. The findings suggest that the public is not sufficiently aware of the consequences of driving without insurance and the local insurance industry does not have adequate measures to calculate the incidence rate of uninsured driving. In spite of the fact that it appears that the victims of uninsured driving are being well-served by the current compensation system, improvements can be implemented, especially with regards to how the system is funded. love and faith in me. Special thanks go to my relatives and dear friends, especially Stephen, for designing the public questionnaires. Last but not least, I wish to thank God for blessing me with the dearest people around me, and for...
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...VICTIM RIGHTS, ADVOCACY, AND JUSTICE IN OUR POST-9/11 NATION Though there had been terrorist attacks in the United States prior to September 11, 2001, the events on that day in the skies above America, and in the cities of Washington, DC, New York, NY, and Shanksville, PA led to an unprecedented focus on the rights of victims and survivors, and historical expectations were placed upon our government as Americans looked to our leaders for protection, reparations, and justice. In some estimation, our government reacted swiftly, passing legislative measures that would reinforce the strength of the American economy. In other respects, individuals found it necessary to form private groups to advocate for measures and benefits that would not otherwise have become law without their fight. Certainly, in the realm of victim rights, advocacy, and the demand for justice, our post-9/11 nation has endured a dramatic metamorphosis. The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was created by Congress through the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 USC 40101), shortly after 9/11 to compensate victims (or their families) of the attack, should they agree not to sue. There was no such government compensation for other tragedies on American soil, such as the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City or the Katrina hurricane disaster. In this instance, the airlines asked Congress for help, and Congress decided that the airline industry “must remain...
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...VICTIM RIGHTS ARE ALSO HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Beulah Shekhar, Faculty, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, The present system does not adequately focus on justice to the victims. The formal criminal justice system directs its attention primarily toward the offender, first with regard to guilt or innocence and second with regard to appropriate punishment, treatment, or monitoring. The informal justice system is often an abstract and distant concern. So, the victims have been repeatedly neglected as stakeholders in both formal and informal justice approaches, it is important to give special attention to their role in the criminal justice system. Presenting the report to Deputy Prime Minister L.K.Advani, who held the home portfolio. Malimath said the changes were proposed for the first time in 150 years. He also recommended that from now on, criminal laws be reviewed every 15 years so that they are in tune with the “changing times”. The “Criminal justice system is virtually collapsing under its own weight as it is slow, inefficient and ineffective” due to which “people are losing confidence in the system”, the report said. The present system of the prosecution have to prove the guilt of an accused “places a very unreasonable burden on the prosecution”, the committee said in its report and recommended that in India, like in the continental countries...
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...Dear Sara, After speaking with you a few weeks ago and talking about your career in criminal justice, and discussing wrongful conviction cases. How many cases are there of wrongful conviction and can any lessons be learn from each case? I am sure there are many different responses that you could give me to those questions because I am sure there are new cases every day that are added. I had been reading different articles lately about wrongful convictions and how (Radelet)”old evidence is being used to exonerate inmates, and clear their name”. I find it very difficult to hear about victims that have been in prison for many years and had absolutely nothing to do with the case they are being charged with. In the articles I have been reading...
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...from performing such conduct. Punitive damages are to be paid by the tortfeasor to the victim. Aspects of punitive damages can vary from state to state, such as the amounts in which the tortfeasor owes to the victim. The purpose of punitive damages may be just in nature, it is however susceptible to exploitation and deception through instigation and other means by the victim. The notion of exploitation and deception in society is not just at all, it is in fact the source of corruption. In order to avoid corruption in society, it would be best to remove the source of this corruption, by altering the law in which the victim does not receive punitive damages. According to Victor E Schwartz, “In their origins, punitive damages were a helpful auxiliary to state criminal Law.” The very nature of punitive damages appears to be an incomplete method of judging as it may punish the guilty at hand; it also fails to recycle the damage in a proper manner. The first issue at hand with punitive damages being rewarded to the victim of a certain case is figuring out how much is being rewarded. Drastic rewards of punitive damages are often viewed as loopholes in the legal system and are a product of exploitation. A highly controversial case that concluded with a profound reward of punitive damages is known as the Liebeck vs Mcdonalds case. After the incident which caused third-degree burns to the victim, Liebeck intended to settle for a sum that was relatively equal to various medical...
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...The American Red Cross (ARC) is an organization that was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton and established itself as the most well-known emergency relief organization devoted to the care of war victims, disaster victims, and the suffering worldwide. Unfortunately, the ARC has been plagued with a high executive turnover, slow response to disastrous events, and mismanagement of donation funds. These problems now have the ARC facing another problem, fixing their credibility for the future. The Red Cross is built to aide in disaster relief, but to receive a phone call asking “Where is the Red Cross?” from the Pentagon to activate the specialized teams in response to 9/11 left scars on the ARC's permanent record that are hard to overcome (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell pg 330). On top that, four years later criticism over the massive failures of communication in Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita created additional wounds to the ARC’s reputation. Each instance further degraded the ARC’s ethical reputation to American’s as the non-profit organization to turn to in a disaster. To overcome these faults the ARC has made changes, but too many changes at the top is the ultimate reason for the ARC’s failures. Any member working for the ARC in a management position from local presidents to top executives and state delegates are supposed to be ruled under universal humanitarian principles which involve the highest standards in ethics and values. Sadly, since the resignation of Elizabeth...
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...Others estimate 3,000 died within weeks and another 8,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.[2][3] A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries.[4] UCIL was the Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC). Indian Government controlled banks and the Indian public held 49.1 percent ownership share. In 1994, the Supreme Court of India allowed UCC to sell its 50.9 percent share. Union Carbide sold UCIL, the Bhopal plant operator, to Eveready Industries India Limited in 1994. The Bhopal plant was later sold to McLeod Russel (India) Ltd. Dow Chemical Company purchased UCC in 2001. Civil and criminal cases are pending in the United States District Court, Manhattan and the District Court of Bhopal, India, involving UCC, UCIL employees, and Warren Anderson, UCC CEO at the time of the disaster.[5][6] In June 2010, seven ex-employees, including the former UCIL chairman, were convicted in Bhopal of causing death by negligence and sentenced to two years imprisonment and a fine of about $2,000 each, the maximum punishment...
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...Like most fields of study the safety has a history of development. The idea of safety and health as a humanitarian ideal is a relatively new phenomena. As organized civilizations grew and became more sophisticated the size of the labor pool that was necessary to build buildings, goods, and perform services became much larger. Goal of early safety and health activities was to increase the working life span of slaves and indentured servants in an attempt to conserve the limited human resource. It was in the 19th and 20th centuries that the concept of the company obligation to protect the workers really evolved from abuses of workers during the great depression, and the rise of organized labor. Consequently changes in the safety health field are often motivated by great tragedies that focus public attention on risks in the workplace. The Goals of this unit: * Identify the historic trends in industrial safety * Identify events that have impacted industrial safety To complete this unit you must 1. Read the chapter in the book 2. Review the PowerPoint slides 3. Look into the Bhopal accident using the video and searching the Internet to answer the following under the "Assignment tab" for : Session 2: History of Safety. 1. How many died as a result of the accident? 2. What has been the long term effects of the accident on residents 3. Look at the total number of injuries and deaths over for any 2 years on the BLS web site for (Take a look at...
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...issues such as; assisting victims, preventing crime, and achieving effective justice. This paper will address the effect that criminological theories and research have had on contemporary and historical crime control policies in Chicago. It will include theoretical rationale for the recommendations that are suggested. Chicago needs more help in these areas because of the amount of crime they are seeing. Victim assistance programs are well organized and widely available to the public of Chicago. The number of programs varies from domestic violence to identity theft. There are specific programs for every individual affected by crime. The Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has created and made the priority of victim assistance a key service to not only victims but to responder’s as well. In assuring that the right training is given to each field in order to assist victims appropriately. Programs and Trainings available to the people of Illinois According to the Attorney General • The Illinois Crime Victim Compensation Program (Direct financial assistance to innocent victims of violent crimes) • The Domestic Violence Fund (legal assistance funding, legal services to victims of domestic violence) • The Violent Crime Victim Assistance (VCVA) Program (Grants to victims & witness protection programs) • The Automated Victim Notification (AVN) System (allows crime victims throughout Illinois to obtain timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status...
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...It engages in fund based activities. These activities include leasing, bills discounting, short term finance and investments in securities. As the disciplinary issues are rising day by day, the company is looking forward to training programs for its employees so that such issues could be resolved. The two days training would be on sexual harassment and punctuality, which is a common issue in all organizations. Day1: REGISTRATION OF EMPLOYEES AND DISTRIBUTION OF KITS Session 1: Introduction: Introduction to the issue, that is sexual harassment of women which would include orientation regarding objectives, schedule and activities, expectation sharing ICE BREAKING EXERCISE would be to write catchy words relating to objective on A4 sheets and cut them diagonally...
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...No Peace WiThouT Justice Closing the gap The role of non-judicial mechanisms in addressing impunity Closing the gap The role of non-judicial mechanisms in addressing impunity No Peace WiThouT Justice No Peace Without Justice Copyright 2010 © No Peace Without Justice Via di Torre Argentina 76, I-00186, Roma, Italy www.npwj.org Permission to reproduce and distribute this document is hereby granted provided that this notice is retained on all copies, that copies are not altered and that No Peace Without Justice is credited. This publication is also available at www.npwj.org. No Peace Without Justice is an international non-profit organisation founded by Emma Bonino and born of a 1993 campaign of the Transnational Radical Party that works for the protection and promotion of human rights, democracy, the rule of law and international justice. NPWJ undertakes its work within three main thematic programs: International Criminal Justice; Female Genital Mutilation; and Middle East and North Africa Democracy, including specific work on Iraq. NPWJ is a Member of the TRP Senate, a Member of the Steering Committee of the NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court and the Italian civil society partner in the Democracy Assistance Dialogue. This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of No Peace Without Justice and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European...
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...The Wreck of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Corporate social responsibility is a corporation's obligation to its stakeholders. Amtrak’s stakeholders include owners, managers, employees, the customers and suppliers, as well as the cities in which Amtrak offers service; however for the purpose of this case study, the stakeholders are Amtrak’s owners, the passengers and CSX Transportation, the owner of the railroad. The interests of the stakeholders do vary, but they also share a common interest; the concern for the train to travel safely to and from the desired destinations without incident and the loss of lives. The owners’ interest leans more towards the financial repercussions should an accident occur, such as the cost of replacing the damaged train and the legal costs that would ensue. The legal impact for all the stakeholders was the lawsuit filed by the victim’s families, which lasted over five years before Amtrak agreed to settle ("Amtrak agrees to," 1998). In addition to the settlement payout, the economic impact for the owners most included the loss of financial investors, while the surviving passengers and the families of those who lost their lives received financial compensation from Amtrak. Although I expect the main concern for Amtrak’s owners to still be profitability, the accident and loss of lives might make them think more about the ethical responsibility they have to their customers. The philanthropic impact is that Amtrak makes charitable contributions to organizations...
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...in other countries of Indian subcontinent: A comparative study • India: The National Environment Tribunal • Pakistan: The Environment Tribunal • Comparative study Recommendations Conclusion Introductory Note Environmental Law is a source and foundation of orderly response to Global and National environmental problems. International Environmental Law is the principal means by which community of nations builds and expresses international consensus on environment and development challenges. National Environmental Law is the most effective instrument for translating environment and development policies into action. Judiciary is a key mechanism for ensuring legal effectiveness of environmental law. A judiciary well informed of the rapidly expanding environmental law, can play a critical role: in interpretation, development and enforcement of environmental law, enforcing environmental rights, public access to judicial procedures, exchange of judgments, sharing information on environmental law, policy and environmental jurisprudence. The purpose of this assignment is to focus on the function of the Environment Courts of Bangladesh established under the Environment Court Act, 2000, to examine its efficiency and effectiveness, to point out different lacunas of the statute and of the judicial process, to take a short look at the statutes of the Indian sub-continent in this field, to do a comparative study among the laws of this sub-continent and to forward recommendations...
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...CASE 3 : Accounting Fraud at WolrdCom Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1 Question 1 .......................................................................................................................... 2 Question 2 .......................................................................................................................... 4 Question 3 .......................................................................................................................... 6 Question 4 ........................................................................................................................ 10 Question 5 ........................................................................................................................ 16 References........................................................................................................................ 24 BKAL 3063 Integrated Case Study 0 CASE 3 : Accounting Fraud at WolrdCom Introduction WorldCom, US second largest telecommunication company shocked the world by filing bankruptcy at 21 July 2002. The WorldCom filing surpassed Enron and became the largest bankruptcy filing in United States history. Due to its rapid growth, WorldCom is also heavily in debt as they finance the company growth with debt. The collapse of WorldCom did not just affect their employees, retailers, the government...
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...- DRAFT - International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Case Study Series Bhopal Plant Disaster – Situation Summary by MJ Peterson Revised March 20, 2009 During the night of 2-3 December 1984, a leak of some 40 tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas mixed with unknown other gasses from a chemical plant owned and operated by Union Carbide (India) Limited, a partly-owned subsidiary of the US-based Union Carbide Corporation, caused one of the highest-casualty industrial accidents of the 20th century. At least 2000 people died immediately and another 200,000 to 300,000 suffered respiratory and other injuries of varying severity. Property damage consisted mainly of contamination to nearby areas by various chemical residues. The defoliation of trees immediately afterward is clearly attributable to the gas leak; contamination in the nearby settlements may have multiple sources, the contamination of the plant site resulted from many years of general production activity. India’s Economic Ambitions When India attained independence from Great Britain in 1947, its new political leaders wanted to make the country wealthier by encouraging development of modern industry. It had strong support from the citizens, who generally agreed that India’s current lack of industrialization and economic development were the result of these colonial-era policies. Thus the new government could expect widespread support for any policy that appeared to set the country...
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