Sentences with phrase «interesting ethical issue»

This is an interesting ethical issue that I see attorneys cross the line on regularly.

These newer models of delivering legal services online raise interesting alternatives for attorneys wanting to dip their toes into the waters of elawyering, but they also raise interesting ethical issues.

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«I see the memo as the CFTC cautioning its employees on the ethical issues that could be raised by their trading in cryptocurrencies, encouraging them to consider and seek advice from the CFTC ethics team before trading in cryptocurrencies, noting that employees may not transact in cryptocurrencies if they have nonpublic information about them from their work at the CFTC, and advising that those who participate in CFTC dealings related to cryptocurrencies may not trade in them for conflict of interest reasons.»

An expert in corporate social responsibility, Loren's research interests focus on examining ethical and social responsibility issues in companies, and exploring the relationships between companies and not - for - profit organizations.

There is renewed interest in religious and spiritual figures — men and women whose lives stand out because of their character and commitment — and in moral and ethical issues.

The wider issues of sponsored content has led to the setting up of a sponsorship governance group at the Guardian, a weekly meeting of editorial and commercial managers who discuss ethical considerations and any potential conflicts of interest.

«New Yorkers are barely hanging on after years of economic turmoil,» Mermel said, «We need a new team to tackle economic issues head on without conflicts of interest or ethical baggage that would hinder or prevent real reform.»

When Labour came to power in 1997 they expressed a desire to move these issues onto the agenda, with a Human Rights Act, a PM opposed to ID cards, and such things as an «Ethical foreign policy» to express a belief that the rights of others could be placed above our national interest.

(i) The Committee on Ethics may, in its discretion, issue public or private advisory opinions with respect to questions of ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and other matters arising under this Article.

The protocol for purchasing property also would requires disclosure of any brokers who helped arrange meetings for the deal and determining «whether recent prior owners had any connections to local development authorities or government officials or other political figures present possible conflicts of interest or other ethical issues.»

His leadership and guidance led to the establishment of a world center that serves as a home for scholars and fellows, from both the humanities and the sciences, to pursue interests in education and research on ethical and policy issues in the life and social sciences, in medicine and in the professions.

Among the CSFR / OSFR early professional ethics initiatives, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked the committee to review proposed regulations regarding issues of technical dissent with the agency, OSFR staff surveyed 241 professional societies asking them about the extent of their organization's professional ethics issues and efforts, and the CSFR, the President's Commission on Ethical Problems in Medicine and Research and the group Medicine in the Public Interest cosponsored a workshop on whistle blowing on fraud in biomedical research.

In the past decade, ethical questions in science have made headlines on issues such as the patenting of human genes, financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research and risk assessments related to environmental exposure to chemicals.

Although most people reading this essay are probably already interested in scientific integrity and the ethical issues involved in research, I have to admit that before entering the research world, I had not given the issue any real consideration.

An investigation into such activities was conducted in 2015 with a focus on financial conflicts of interest, but it is remarkable that ethical issues and the possible damage to KI's reputation were overlooked.

The book provides an overview of the basic biology and an interesting discussion of the ethical issues in this rapidly growing field.

And although the actual retrieval of sperm is relatively simple, a 2015 paper in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology points out that it «raises numerous ethical questions and medico - legal issues, including the rights of the deceased, the question of informed consent, the best interest of the child, and the motivation of the applicant.»

Ultimately, the documentary raises more issues than it explores — there are some tough ethical questions that a certain Californian sperm bank needs to answer — but the human - interest story it tells is a joy.

Also featured are case studies on the ethical, social and legal issues around the brain, and interviews with a young woman being treated for obsessive - compulsive disorder, a paediatric brain surgeon and a cultural historian interested in the brain.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

Her research interests include: leadership preparation and mentoring; women's issues in leadership; social justice in leadership; and ethical leadership.

NCCR provides honest, ethical and legal assistance to those who have credit issues that have caused them to be turned down for home or auto financing or refinancing or other financing or have been offered excessive interest rates for any type of financing.

Research Interests: ethical issues in forensic science; ethical and legal issues in research; justice system education; legal issues in alcohol use and misuse; agricultural law.

(P.S., those in San Francisco who are interested in these issues can also attend a talk at the FOG Design + Art Fair that same day with Stanford's Center for Internet and Society, exploring the ethical issues of AI surveillance.)

The ethical issue about front groups turn on whether they have been created to hide the real parties in interest, it makes no difference if they are pro or anti environmental in their positions.

A major significance for policy of understanding climate change as a moral and justice issue, is that nations may not look at economic self - interest alone in formulating policies, they must consider their ethical and moral obligations to those who are most vulnerable to climate change.

and for a reason retracted one reason was ethical issues and conflicts of interest were an issue --

And so any national ghg emissions target is inherently a position on important ethical and justice issues and thus setting a national emissions reduction target based upon national interest alone fails to pass minimum ethical scrutiny.

The site seeks to help policy makers and interested citizens understand the ethical dimensions of climate change issues in contention in policy debates.

Nations continue to set ghg emissions reductions targets at levels based upon their self - interest despite the fact that any national target must be understood to be implicitly a position on two issues that can not be thought about clearly without considering ethical obligations.

Although there is growing acceptance that the issues issue being debated in Copenhagen must be understood as raising profound moral and ethical issues, it is clear that some parties continue to base their decisions on national economic interest.

If the US press has not been corrupted by the economic interests of the United States, the only plausible explanation for the US media's failure to cover the ethical issues raised by climate change is that the reporter's covering climate change don't understand the civilization challenging ethical issues raised by climate change.

What distinguishes ethical issues from economic and scientific arguments about climate change is that ethics is about duties, obligations, and responsibilities to others while economic and scientific arguments are usually understood to be about «value - neutral» «facts» which once established have usually been deployed in arguments against action on climate change based upon self - interest.

It is taken for granted that they are «ethical», but no one ever voted for Greenpeace and there is no good reason to believe that the preoccupation with environmental issues is in the interests of people, either in the UK or in Brazil.

Although the majority based their conclusion on his right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions, the partially concurring and dissenting opinions and the judgment as a whole provide an interesting insight into the way freedom of conscience challenges are to be approached in a secular society where religion holds less sway than individual ethical positions on certain issues.

It seems as though there will be many interesting ethical and legal issues produced as a side effect of the integration of autonomous machines into our world, and it will be fascinating to see how the landscape develops.

This is not the first time these questions have been asked, and it does raise some interesting legal, practical and ethical issues.

In concept, it is a great idea for lawyers to have a place where they can share documents and research, discuss legal issues, and network with others who have shared interests, without having to worry about the ethical landmines of doing that sort of stuff in a public - facing site.

[13] Chief Justice James Allsop of the Federal Court of Australia summarised the ethical issues which arise as a result of the conflict the billable hours system creates between the economic pressure on a firm to maximise its profit and the ethical pressure on lawyers to work in their client's best interest: «Only a very slight change of focus needs to be made by a lawyer to change from (a) expecting a profitable return from running as well and efficiently as possible a large case in court, to (b) planning how to make as much money as possible from running the same large case in court.»

However, due to ethical rules applicable to lawyers, we can not discuss specific legal issues with you or represent you until we know that doing so will not create a conflict of interest involving one of our existing clients.

Although the issues of confidentiality, conflicts of interest and competence will be considered, I consider those areas to fall within the scope of professionalism and I am more interested in ethical decision - making as it is broadly understood and which often involves personal moral deliberation.

Here the attendees will be joining our speakers to discuss issues of interest in such sessions as: «Going Beyond the Law Society of BC's Cloud Checklist», «Technology and Legal Ethics: What are a lawyer's ethical obligations in connection with technology?

Without exception, I found the courses taught by practitioners to be far more interesting — the focus wasn't on the principles derived from cases, or the progression of historical development of the law — but on real cases and the day to day issues that they faced — what kinds of cases come up most often, what procedural issues delay cases, and how to work around them, real life ethical issues of clients who lie, or don't pay, or harass their lawyers — which judge thinks (or decides) which way — how to help a client that won't do what they need to do to get their kids back (and not get too involved at the same time).

(4) «a consultation by attorneys with their firm's in - house counsel on a purely ethical issue arising from the representation of a current client... [does not] inherently give -LSB--RSB- rise to a conflict of interest between the firm and the client»; and

Anne's research and professional interests include children's social and emotional well - being, participation and engagement in schools, ethical issues in researching with children and young people, and teacher learning.

This is an interesting series of articles which explore the complex ethical issues which arise in relation to research in the field of inclusive education.

«My specialties and professional interests include the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, depressive disorders, anger management, ethical issues in clinical psychology, veteran's issues, men's issues, marital and couples» therapy, autism spectrum disorder, childhood fluency disorders, aviation professionals, attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and parenting / behavior strategies, among others.

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