What is the difference between law and ethics? Difference between law and ethics are that laws are formal, usually written descriptions of actions and consequences while ethics are less formal and typically deal with how an individual or group of people view actions. 2. What is civil law, and what does it accomplish? Civil Laws are laws that govern a nation and resolves conflicts between people and organizations. 3. What are the primary examples of public law? Examples include Criminal, Administrative
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based on misinformation provided by Steele and Mochen. Why does the court conclude that Doña Ana County could be held liable for negligent referral (misrepresentation)? According to Mann (2000), “The Court of Appeals held that when the county law enforcement officers (Steele and Mochen) undertook to provide an employment reference, they owed a duty not to make negligent misrepresentations to the subsequent employer, and that this duty extended to the patient, if a substantial risk of physical
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also raises the question of us being citizens of the United States are we responsible for displaying a duty of care with a complete stranger, and will we be held liable? Duties of care seems to go along with moral laws, are we being honorable citizens to one another, are we following the law of land, “love thy neighbor” or “do unto others as you would have them do unto you? Why does the court conclude that Dona Ana County could be held liable for the negligent referral
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them. If this subject comes to surface the company doesn’t want to discriminate against the employee. Knowledge of the discrimination law is important. Laws and regulations have been set in place by the federal and state government to protect both the employer and employee. Contracts and Liabilities Managers must all be trained and current on all employment laws to stay away from wrongful termination. Most managers don’t like to terminate employees as this is a difficult task. One never knows
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Unit 1 assignment: 1) Branches of Government: Through separation of powers, the U.S. Constitution established aCongress and gives the power to LEGISLATE or make the law in certain areas, provides a chiefEXECUTIVE (POTUS) whose function is to execute or enforce the laws, and helps create a federalJUDICIARY to interpret the laws. (chapter 1 page 2) Branches of Government were created by our forefathers so that one man/woman wouldn’thave all the powers to make all and any decision he/she wanted to
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Social Media Legal 100 November 30, 2013 Social Media If you were to ask this simple question “What does social media mean?” The reply will vary according to the social status of each individual. Some people have become so dependent on the social media of their choice, to the extreme that it has become addictive, while others may see that social media in today’s society is destroying our ability to communicate “the old fashion way” face to face. On the other hand, many businesses are finding
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interpret some laws that are oftentimes unclear and ambiguous in a manner that suit their arguments. The judges that presiding over the court cases are, thus, expected to have great discernment and an in-depth understanding of the US Constitution. This is so as to assess who, between the two lawyers, is right and, consequently, make a ruling that is as fair as possible. The Constitution of the United States of America is comprised of a set of legal decrees with different geneses. Some of the laws therein
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In the state of Oklahoma there are several court systems. Each court has a designated portion of cases that they oversee and can either be ruled by a judge or determined by a jury trial. At the top you have two court systems, the Supreme Court in which 9 judges reside over and the Court of Criminal Appeals in which 5 judges reside. These court systems are called, “Courts of Last Resort (Oklahoma Department of Libraries, n.d.). The Supreme Court assigns cases to the Civil Court of Appeals. The
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to your elders regardless. I remember being told this my entire life and even to this very day. But when I got older I realized that people would still use drugs even though it’s illegal. I could never understand why someone would go against the law and risk there future just to use drugs? The drug that I am talking about is marijuana, and surprisingly it is all around us. Marijuana is even referred to in today’s media Mainstream media sources that people enjoy, like music, movies, and TV shows
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general effect of the shift to business, such was for the town to consider by way of amendment. It ws concluded that the finding that relief could be afforded without substantal detriment to the pulic good and with out derogating from the purpose of by law did not support the variance. The court held that the board of appeals exceeded its authority. The court reversed the decree that granted a zoing variance to the gas station owner. Shacka v. Board of Appeals, 341 Mass. 593 (Mass. 1961) The proeprty
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