LEGL 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, Procedures Of The Supreme Court Of The United States, American Bar Association
8 May 2017
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1/9/17: chapter 1: introduction to law, definitions: Fear of the bad (law: a defense attorney representing an accused murderer she believes to be guilty, morally wrong or at least problematic, ethically obligated as a member of the bar to take the case. It is legal: a doctor whose terminally ill patient requests to be euthanized. If the doctor believes in a right to die", morally right: ethically wrong. Individual rights should not be infringed, even for the sake of society, because rights have intrinsic value: formalism: immanuel kant. 1/18/17: promoting ethical behavior, industry codes of conduct, corporate codes of conduct, strategic considerations, format, people need to be able to read it. A 50 page packet will not be effective because people won"t read it: enforcement, involvement of top management. If the ceo is promoting a certain culture, people will realize they should adopt this culture too: openness in communication, consideration of all stakeholders (stakeholder theory)
