Professional Ethics and Responsibility in the Era of Cooperation: Comparing the Regimes in the East African Community States
Professional Ethics and Responsibility in the era of cooperation: Comparing the regimes in the East African Community states
A research paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the bachelor of law degree.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY
3.0 ETHICS IN THE MODERN SOCIETY
4.0 THE CONCEPT OF COOPERATION AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
5.0 THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
6.0 THE POSITION IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY STATES
7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This paper focuses on the role of professional ethics and responsibility in the modern day society. Whether such ethical values can be integrated and used to realize economic, social and political change. In an era where countries are integrating especially on such aspect as economy with the objective of realizing economic development there begs the question whether ethics can apply to the trade practices between the integrating countries. This is the central question of the paper.
Another aspect that will be dealt with in this paper is that of diversity in the way different societies perceive of the issue of professional ethics and responsibility and this will be restricted to the East African regional cooperation. Economic integration in East Africa will be the focal point of this research paper and how the aspects of professional ethics and responsibility can be used to the betterment of such cooperative activity.
This paper also critically engages in the question of how poststructuralist notions of professional ethics and responsibility might inform practical politics. This basically may take a more modern perception of professional ethics and how it
A research paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the bachelor of law degree.
DECLARATION
This work has not previously been accepted in substance for any degree and is not being concurrently submitted in candidature for any degree.
Signed………………………………………………………. (candidate)
Date………………………………………………………….
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY
3.0 ETHICS IN THE MODERN SOCIETY
4.0 THE CONCEPT OF COOPERATION AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
5.0 THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
6.0 THE POSITION IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY STATES
7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This paper focuses on the role of professional ethics and responsibility in the modern day society. Whether such ethical values can be integrated and used to realize economic, social and political change. In an era where countries are integrating especially on such aspect as economy with the objective of realizing economic development there begs the question whether ethics can apply to the trade practices between the integrating countries. This is the central question of the paper.
Another aspect that will be dealt with in this paper is that of diversity in the way different societies perceive of the issue of professional ethics and responsibility and this will be restricted to the East African regional cooperation. Economic integration in East Africa will be the focal point of this research paper and how the aspects of professional ethics and responsibility can be used to the betterment of such cooperative activity.
This paper also critically engages in the question of how poststructuralist notions of professional ethics and responsibility might inform practical politics. This basically may take a more modern perception of professional ethics and how it
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