Explain the offence of defensive homicide under the Crimes (Homicide) Act 2005 Under defensive homicide in the crimes act (2005)‚ A person who‚ by his or her conduct‚ kills another person in circumstances that‚ but for section 9AC‚ would constitute murder‚ is guilty of an indictable offence (defensive homicide) and liable to level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum) if he or she did not have reasonable grounds for the belief referred to in that section. Explain the law of self defence in relation
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MODES AND ROLES Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity‚ be it an organization or individual‚ has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystem. A trade-off always exists between economic development‚ in the material sense‚ and the welfare of the society and environment. Social responsibility means
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Social Responsibility Milton Friedman was the author of an informative and eye-opening article titled‚ "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits." Within this article‚ Friedman explains in complex detail about the notion of "social responsibility" of businessmen within a corporate environment. Friedman argues that businessmen are only out for one particular goal. That goal would be to increase their profits. Throughout Friedman’s article he is continuously emphasizing
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Outline: Social Responsibility Northcentral University August 4th‚ 2013 2 I. What is Corporate Social Responsibility? A. How did Corporate Social Responsibility started? 1. What is the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility from a company’s
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Defensive driving courses should not actually be taken lightly by drivers. It is a life saving training that should be taken seriously. Many have lost their lives on the roads due to fatal road accidents and these numbers are likely to rise if defensive driving training is not taken seriously. Most road carnages are actually situations that could be prevented if good techniques are applied to tackle them. Defensive driving simply means driving to save a life or lives. It can also mean driving to
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Business must embrace social responsibility as a requirement‚ a duty in the present world as business has a huge impact on the society and the environment. To work responsibly and ethically should be the values of a business because social responsibility can be directly associated with a good profitable business. Social responsibility creates a win-win situation for a business organization. First and foremost it must be stressed that social responsibility is a must for all
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Social Responsibility (CSR) is simple‚ according to the book: “Distinguishing right from wrong and doing right”. Social responsibility benefits both individual and companies as well. Luo and Bhattacharya (2006) address the fact that companies are increasingly taking direct steps to communicate their CSR to customers and stake holders to increase factors that will benefit the company. As we can see in this movie most of the actors or bosses are not that ethical. Before they engage in a journey of
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November 13‚ 2012 Top 5 Companies in Terms of Social Responsibility We live in a society that holds companies accountable for their actions in relation to the environment‚ the welfare of the less fortunate‚ and the investors that fund them. A company’s actions in terms of social responsibility are placed into three categories: profit responsibility‚ stakeholder responsibility‚ and societal responsibility. Profit responsibility refers to a company’s responsibility to maximize profits without
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“focusing on profit alone can create an unfavorable paradox that causes a firm to fail to achieve its objective” (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell 2009). Company Q’s social responsibility is on a downward trend. Because Company Q took a gamble operating two stores in higher-crime-rate areas and lost‚ their current attitude toward social responsibility is comparable to stock trading: cut your losses and move on to more profitable ventures. This may seem logical from a profit-making perspective‚ however
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Social Responsibility Undertaken By Videocon : PHILOSOPHY AND RESOLVE: No business can function in a vacuum. There is the society at large with which it engages in innumerable transactions; the more involved the engagement‚ the better its qualitative and quantitative effect on the business. Aware of this debt to society‚ Videocon is committed to fulfilling its obligations: both as providers of products as well as community initiatives. They have undertaken social responsibility through the following
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