Distributive Justice

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    Adj 235 Week 6 Checkpoint

    Obligations of Attorney’s ADJ 235 Obligations of Attorney’s A prosecuting attorney has many ethical obligations however, for the purposes of this paper I will use three of them. Procedural justice is a step by step set of guidelines to ensure that every defendant is afforded his/her legally guaranteed representation. Sufficient evidence establishes the innocence, or guilt of a defendant. Special procedures exist to prevent, and rectify, if necessary, the conviction of an innocent individual

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    A Bill

    Justice has always been an interesting topic for philosophers and also for ordinary people. Justice can be defined briefly as “the fairness in the way that people are treated” (Collins Cobuild, p. 910). Plato and Aristotle, two leading figures of ancient Greek civilization, were earliest philosophers who thought about justice and developed theories about the sublime aspects of being just. This assignment is an attempt to prove that pursuing a life of justice would make living more worthwhile than

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    Should We Be Allowed to Break the Law

    Should we be allowed to break the law? By: John Smith For: Date: September 14, 2013 Philosophers, scholars, activists and judiciary officials, among others, have often concerned themselves with whether or not breaking the law can be justified. Some questions through which this query has been posed include, Should people be allowed to break the law? Should individuals be able to ignore the laws in which they do not believe? Can breaking the law ever be justified, morally or

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    Tweleve Angry Men

    he said,”It’ll never come back”(Lee168). It’s show us how good that man is. It’s hard to see someone help a black man without prejudice in 1960 in the South. Juror 8 is kind of superman. We don’t know anything about him. We had enough sense of justice to help a kid he didn’t know. As he said,”No jury can declare a man guilty unless it’s sure”(Rose66). He is no shortcoming. He is perfect. Both Atticus and Juror 8 are good men. But I think Juror 8 is clever than Atticus, because they didn’t like

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    Ban on Sugary Drinks, Various Views

    living life on our own please. They would argue about government interference on people making their choice since it would go against their value. Rawls conceives society as a cooperative venture among its members and elaborates a conception of justice that is thoroughly social (pg 119, Moral Issues in Business). Rawls would not agree on soda ban in NYC since Rawls believe in each person to have equal right. They would probably argue against of mayor Bloomberg plan

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    Ban on Sugary Drinks, Various Views

    living life on our own please. They would argue about government interference on people making their choice since it would go against their value. Rawls conceives society as a cooperative venture among its members and elaborates a conception of justice that is thoroughly social (pg 119, Moral Issues in Business). Rawls would not agree on soda ban in NYC since Rawls believe in each person to have equal right. They would probably argue against of mayor Bloomberg plan

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    Cultural Foundations Ii

    ​Justice is a topic that even philosophers struggle to define. At times philosophers even conclude that right and wrong is an idea that does not exist. In this essay, I will acknowledge that right and wrong is an idea that exists, but is inadequately defined by the majority of people. The dictionary definition of “right” is something that is “morally or socially correct or acceptable,” but there is a conflict that arises between the two factors of the word. General morality may derive from a universal

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    Thrasymachus, Socrates, and Justice

    Plato we find various renditions of what specifically justice is. Socrates begins the conversation of justice with an elder statesman by the name of Cephalus and furthers the discussion with the son of Cephalus, Polemarchus. Socrates is seemingly “toying” with or having fun at the disposal of Polemarchus by challenging his argument and every point and he identifies various inconsistencies in the stories of both men regarding justice. By now the story turns to Thrasymachus which is where

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    Justice and the four concerns Ever since humans have evolved to have created a political system the one in power has an obligation to his people to fulfill their needs. Frankenstein was a creature that was done wrong by his own creator and thus, wreaks havoc upon innocent people because Victor did not want to fulfill his obligation to the Monster. The monster knows what justice is all on his own through solitude and judgement from human society. Comparing himself to Adam, from Adam and Eve and

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    Business Ethics: Appreciation and Criticism for Ethical Theories

    Abstract In this essay, one will be educated on the four ethical theories discussed in “Business Law: the Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environments”. According to the text, these theories include the rights theory, justice theory, utilitarianism, and profit maximization (2013). Not only does appreciation for these fundamental theories exist, but criticisms of each theory are also present. As they are theories, they can neither be considered accurate or inaccurate; therefore

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