LAWS2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gamete, Lifesaving, Parens Patriae
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Ethics refers to principles, norms, which give us moral guidance, on what is a right or wrong decision: what does the law do it is different to ethics. Ethics can go on and on, whereas law needs finality. The law is not the same as professional code of conduct e. g. hippocratic oath. Professional codes: set standards of what is good or improper conduct, not necessarily a breach of the law, but considered as evidence. Defines and determines enforceable rights and obligations, focuses on resolutions of disputes: not always stand alone, can be asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith othe(cid:396) dis(cid:272)ipli(cid:374)es (cid:894) ee: alle(cid:374) j a(cid:374)d m(cid:272)na(cid:373)a(cid:396)a (cid:858)(cid:396)e(cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)i(cid:374)g the. Allocates responsibility; compensates or punishes, allocates power value of consent in bio bank research; mix view from philosophy and law) Criminal law: state-imposed system of regulation: results in conviction and punishment. R v brown 1993 ukhl: one of the aims is to punish the wrongdoer.
