Unequal Treatment of People in the Code of Hammurabi People are often treated differently depending on their gender and social status. Such distinctions are evident in many situations and even prominent documents such as the Code of Hammurabi, which is considered among the most ancient legal texts (“Code of Hammurabi”)....
Introduction There has been a lot of back and forth over the years about whether or not male prison officers should work in adult female penitentiary facilities and female correction officers should work in male correctional facilities. Considering the legal and ethical implications of a solution is crucial. This paper...
Introduction A legal community is an exclusive group of people with their own rules. Lawyers used to be privileged and managed to create a structure prioritizing internal interests. Tamanaha underlines that “the entire professionalism agenda, some have argued, has a dark self-interested underside, operating primarily to enhance the status and...
Introduction The conflict between client interests and the rule of law arises from lawyers’ financial incentives to win cases. Some lawyers could put their client’s needs ahead of the rule of law, leading to unethical behavior like advocating perjury or concealing evidence. In his book, “Law as Means to an...
Introduction Due to the specifics of the core operations performed in the legal setting, the relationships between its participants must remain strictly within the confinements of the rules of professional conduct. The Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct are particularly important for paralegal experts since the specified experts have a limited...
Introduction Economic disparity is the unbalanced distribution of wealth and opportunities among various social groupings. Almost all nations are concerned about it, and many people are stuck in poverty with few opportunities to move up the social scale. Most governments utilize social welfare programs, such as schooling at all levels,...
Introduction Communicating with people is an important part of everyone’s life. Due to the ability to clearly express their thoughts and listen, individuals can succeed and build relationships or accomplish what they want in negotiations. Psychologists know that most conflicts are not caused by insurmountable contradictions but by a banal...
Any company that operates may occasionally encounter moral problems, especially when making crucial decisions. The management of a unit must address all ethical issues that might affect its employees for it to continue operating with only minor barriers. Most of these issues typically arise on the job, whether in an...
Introduction Of all classic ethical theories, stoicism has gained the most popularity in recent years. In a world characterized by consent media outrage and endless streams of information, a philosophy propagating the lack of attention to the external circumstances of one’s life seems especially attractive to many people. The criminal...
Empathy as a human characteristic is quite essential, considering that it allows one to understand and respond to other people’s emotions. Naturally, it can be, and most importantly, should be applied in the field of criminal justice. To elaborate, not only does it shape the interactions between the workers of...
Introduction Machines with strong artificial intelligence are programmed to think, perceive information, and respond to it. Thus, robots become like people, which is why many countries outlaw and ban them. In addition, society is inclined to be wary of integrating robots into daily life due to such practices at the...
Prisoners as Cheap Labor When it comes to prisons, many might assume that incarcerated people spend their days in their cells or outside, with their time being almost free of any burdens. However, the video segment of John Oliver on prison labor shows a different picture of inmates’ lives and...
Introduction Rape in correctional settings is an issue of growing concern. Rapes have been a big issue in the United States of America. In the country, more than 17,000 rapes are reported annually, with 76 per cent female victims (Martyniuk, 2014). Many people call into question the fact of whether...
Nowadays, most jurisdictions’ codes of ethics are based on the ABA Model Rules. The guiding concept of this set of rules and principles, which is also expressed in the preamble, is that lawyers are essential to the sustenance of society (American Bar Association, 1983). Indeed, only a strong legal framework...
Introduction Paralegals perform a rather significant role in the legal sphere. Even though they are non-lawyers, these individuals are responsible for multiple important activities. In particular, paralegals deal with case planning and development, interviewing clients, legal research, and other tasks that assist lawyers. That is why it is not surprising...
Introduction Some of the facts of Robbie’s case must be listed before analyzing the moral dilemma he created for his lawyer. He is a repeat offender who recently committed an armed robbery of a store and is now facing trial. According to the defendant, his motivation was not greed but...
The formation of a new state, the United States of America, under the banner of human rights protection, resulted in a massive violation of the rights of other people who were not white colonists. The new American state intensively expanded its borders without regard for the rights of the indigenous...
Freedom and Police Violence: Newest Case The newest trend among conservative censors is the prejudice that ordinary people or journalists should not film police officers on duty, especially if they articulate such reluctance in a speech. American jurisprudence knows a lot of cases in this regard, and in the summer...
In any criminal case, a careful investigation is critical, where there should be evidence, witnesses, and evidence. The court, in turn, is responsible for identifying a fair solution for both the victim and the perpetrator. Evidence and witnesses are indispensable assistants for deciding for the court. In addition, if such...
Secured transactions employ personal property as collateral for debt, providing the creditor with additional security. When dealing with both sides of a transaction, it is only fair that all parties receive what is promised in the agreement and that it makes sense for everyone involved. However, Exodus 22:25-27 says that...
Introduction In the US Supreme Court, there was a matter in contention regarding abortion. According to the constitution of the United States, no person has been conferred abortion rights. Initially, individuals were free to regulate any aspect of abortion, not deterred by federal laws (Miller & Cross, 2021). The case...
The passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was caused by one woman’s sex discrimination lawsuit against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Lilly Ledbetter worked at the organization for almost twenty years and received regular wage increases. However, in the late 1990s, she failed to get a raise three...
Subjecting prisoners to extreme weather conditions constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment.” The Eighth Amendment of the U.S constitution constrains brutal and unusual punishments, immoderate fines, and bails (Terwiel 2). Cruel and unusual punishments feature inhumane treatment in prisons that impose severe suffering and harm on the inmates. States that are...
Life has countless examples showcasing how hard it can be to stay true to and follow morality and virtue. This was the case with the trial of Socrates when he had to face a choice of either saving his life and forsaking his teachings or accepting the death penalty issued...
We live in a society that has both written and unwritten rules. These rules define the culture of any particular society. Different theories, such as modern social contract theory, try to explain how these cultural norms and laws came into being. The theory of social contract has a moral or...
Introduction Women’s reproductive health issues are relevant because of the adoption of legislation that restricts women’s rights. In June 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not provide a right to abortion (Burell & Ruxton, 2022). It means that...
Introduction Accepting gratuities has often been termed a prominent act that creates a conducive environment that nurtures corruption in public officers. However, proponents of gratuities have cited the motivation of police officers as the main reason for offering gratuities. Handouts are believed to improve the relationship between law enforcers and...
Introduction Law Code of Hammurabi is a set of 282 rules proclaimed by the king of Babylon, Hammurabi. It was originally carved into a solid piece of diorite that weighed four tons. The need for establishing official rules came from the expansion of the city-state, which was Babylon. It regulated...
Introduction It seems reasonable to claim that nowadays, individuals are interrelated to a great extent due to the solid bound that results from the essence of social relations. Humans live in societies that benefit them through various perspectives – starting from the economic and ending with the institutional one. However,...
Even though the ruling is unfavorable to me, fleeing from my country will not be considered morally justifiable. As much as it would tie me down to imprisonment, staying back in would exempt me from the punishment of extradition. Every citizen must abide by the laws of their very countries...
Introduction: Presenting the Problems of the Case The case under analysis discloses a story about the murder of Frank Mafia whose alleged killer is Mile Mobster. However, the evidence that indicates his guilt is not sufficient and is merely based on the media interviews and witnesses ’ pure conjectures, which...
The International Association of Chiefs of Police defines a code of ethics that all police officers must follow. Law enforcement officers face many ethical issues daily when performing their duties. Some of the typical contemporary ethical issues involve honesty and the use of necessary force. An example of ethical concerns...
Introduction Ashley Smith was a white Canadian teen girl who died of self-strangulation in women’s correctional perquisite on October 19, 2007. Ashley was spawned in the state of Original Brunswick on January 29, 1988, and was adopted at the phase of five days. She had a “usual” nurturing in Moncton,...
The right to be forgotten denotes the possibility of removing graphic or irrelevant negative information. At first glance, it seems practical, giving celebrities with exposed private images and former convicts the right to start over. But this issue is not as simple as one might think, for many complications follow...
Law and order are among the most significant aspects that lead to the stability of the communities within a country since it enables different individuals to live with utmost respect and harmony. The judicial system within a nation is the arm of the government that ensures that there is law...
The question of the right of the native people over land use has been an issue of discussion over the past years. The US constitution allows Native Americans to use the lands for beneficial purposes, which may be economic. However, the federal government restricts the use of the land to...
Delectables Management Kantian approach to business ethics to business approach seeks to emphasize the importance of honesty in carrying out business operations. The case of Delectables, a giant food manufacturing company is that of poor management, lack of business ethics and morals and lastly poor quality control system. The company...
Introduction Utilitarianism is among the main ethical philosophies to have been developed in the United Kingdom. This novel moral theory hinges on a posteriori knowledge that opinions result from human understanding. Utilitarianism refers to the conviction that the aptness of a decree, code, or an action should be determined using...
Introduction Police ethics just like any other applied ethics should espouse beneficence where the interest of the client comes first, respect for persons where the dignity of individuals has to be respected, and justice. Police ethics is underdeveloped because of the paramilitary philosophy of policing as compared to business and...
Technologies which allow an individual to research citizen’s private data These technologies vary from data mining, deep analytics, neural networks and Artificial Intelligence among others (Halbert 245). They are used to promote more learning about the details of the citizens in terms of behavior, biometrics and thinking. However good data...
Core values Core values are those personal standards that tend to influence an individual’s attitude and character. They make an individual unique. They cannot be easily changed as they are attached to an individual both emotionally and mentally. Setting up personal core values is important as it helps in coming...
The main difference between human beings and animals is that animals are ruled by the law of the jungle where only the strong survive while human beings are governed by laws that strive to achieve justice and equality. The laws that govern human beings are aimed at ensuring all the...
Introduction Stem cells are biological cells found in all multi cellular organisms. They have a unique feature of a remarkable potential to self renew and form other specialized types of cells in addition, they can produce more stem cells found in the human body. Scientists confirmed the existence of three...
Introduction The attorney-client privilege is a legal principal that was invented with the advent of law to prevent legal counsels from making known information that was given by their clients in confidence. The purpose of attorney-client privilege was originally designed in order to prevent pitting lawyers against their clients in...
Introduction If something happens in the organization, for example, a worker is thought to be engaged in illegal activities, then a whistleblower reports on this to the legal institution. As a rule, a whistleblower is an employee, so to encourage him/her to disclose the information and to assure that one...
The Code of Ethics, How to Measure Police Ethical Standards, and the Meaning of Police Ethics to Me The code of ethics is released by the college of policing. This institution is responsible for defining the ethical behavior that is expected of members of the police profession. According to Dempsey...
Introduction In several societies, there has been disagreement, which has brought the debate about the ethics of animal eating. These moral remonstrations are divided between antagonism to the act of killing the animal and resistance to certain agricultural practices that surrounds the production of meat (Goodman, 2007). Vegan’s ethics Vegans...
