Introduction Issues of customs jurisdiction and powers vis-a-vis international law obligations remain thorny issues in customs operations. Powers that customs can exercise can be limited by international law through conventions and treaties which a state becomes party to especially where people can claim immunity or where vessels are on the high seas and in international waters. International conventions such as the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations‚ the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
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Legal and Ethical Considerations in Employment Testing When an employer thinks about implementing employee-testing policies‚ ethical and legal issues should be considered. The employer should seek legal advice to ensure that the suggested policy or policies will not violate any employment laws; each state has their own regulations depending on the need and demographics of that state. The present day workforce includes a diverse working environment that brings together employees from different
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Public International Law Nature‚ Scope‚ Basis of Public International Law. International Law assumes a society of nations and it governs the relationship of the members of this society. A system composed solely of legal rules and principles binding upon civilized nations only in their mutual relations. Professor Oppenheim has defined international law in the following words : “Law of Nations or International Law is the name for the body of customary and conventional rules which are considered legally
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Ethical and Legal Obligations in Accounting Background Accounting is the “process of identifying‚ measuring‚ and communicating economic information about an organization for the purpose of making decisions and informed judgments.” (Marshall et al‚ 2003) The use of this information has widespread application to company managers‚ investors‚ creditors‚ employees and government agencies. For sound decisions to be made based on this information‚ the profession of accounting has created several
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Differences in Ethical‚ Legal‚ and Regulatory Issues in Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer Web Sites Like traditional brick-and-mortar establishments‚ business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) Web sites face ethical‚ legal‚ and regulatory concerns. Although both B2B and B2C sites share similarities in web-based jurisdictional issues and general ethical considerations‚ each site has its own specific concerns due to the end-user relationship of the consumer versus business
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ADDRESSING CYBERCRIME IN THE PHILIPPINES In the Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computing Science English 15-Writing in the Discipline SY 2013-2014 Table of Contents Chapters Pages I Introduction 1 II Review of Related Literature & Studies III Methodology ADDRESSING CYBERCRIME IN THE PHILIPPINES I. INTRODUCTION Cybercrime goes
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THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL STATUS OF THE FOETUS The difficult question of when life actually begins has often led to several complicated and controversial decisions worldwide. Does life commence at twenty four weeks’ gestation‚ when a foetus can continue to exist outside the womb or twenty two weeks‚ because of recent advances in bio-medical healthcare? Can this timeline be brought down to eight weeks‚ when an embryo is deemed a foetus or should life simply begin from conception‚ as Muslims‚ Christians
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The issue of abortion and how it relates to moral principles is an ethical issue as it is an interference with the natural‚ causing many disagreements with views on the rights of those involved including both parents and the unborn child; as well as moral principles and religious views. Ethical‚ meaning relating to a moral principles. Therefore abortion being an ethical issue due to the various viewpoints around the issue causing great disagreements. The main viewpoint I will be analysing is that
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Medicolegal and Ethical Issues Ethics are the study of right and wrong behavior or a set of moral principles. Morals are defined as rules or habits of conduct based on right and wrong. In regards to the relationship with the patient‚ the EMT must do no harm‚ be in good faith‚ and the patient’s best interest meaning the decisions of the EMT are based on providing the best care for the patient. Decisions are never made to benefit the EMT or any other person. There are several ethical conflicts that
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ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW PRELUDE: Man is a social animal‚ in the past it has been living in caves‚ as the time passed man gradually became civilized and started living in communities. In past there were no laws and rules to be followed by the human being. In the long march of mankind from the cave to the computer a central role has always been played by the idea of law- the idea that order is necessary and chaos inimical to a just and stable existence. Every society has a framework of
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