Kudos to the Federation's Model Code Committee (chaired by Vancouver lawyer and former Law Society of BC President Gavin Hume, QC) for taking up the thorny but
important ethical issues surrounding retired judges returning to practice.
These two broad roles of neuroscience in law — to deepen psychological knowledge (as in the case of criminal responsibility) and to generate new but potentially controversial tools (as in the cases of predicting recidivism or enabling direct brain interventions)-- raise
important ethical issues with which society and the legal system will be grappling for some time.
Students learn about other cultures, religions, faiths and perspectives,
important ethical issues and current affairs.
«Millions of volunteers have participated in clinical trials to help find out more about the effects of treatments on disease, yet
the important ethical issue of reporting results has been ignored widely.
Teachers working with small groups of children would no doubt find this book useful in providing starting points for discussions about
the important ethical issues surrounding evolution and genetic engineering.
Global warming alarmism was and remains
an important ethical issue, and some of us do care deeply about our ethical stance.
In cases concerning fertility treatment, the rules are particularly stringent, given
the important ethical issues raised, as well as (and notwithstanding) the powerful emotions involved.