Legal positivism — is a school of thought in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. The principal claims of legal positivism are that:* laws are rules made, whether deliberately or unintentionally, by human beings; * there is no inherent or necessary connection… … Wikipedia
ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… … Universalium
ethics — A code, system, or body of moral principles or good conduct, particularly a system for a group of people or a profession, such as law or medicine. In a profession, the sum of professional experience as to standards of professional behavior.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Legal ethics — refers to an ethical code governing the conduct of people engaged in the practice of law. In the United States, the American Bar Association has promulgated [http://www.abanet.org/cpr/mrpc/mrpc toc.html model rules] that have been influential in… … Wikipedia
Ethics in the Bible — Ethics is the branch of philosophy which examines the question of what actions are morally right or wrong and why. The Bible contains numerous prescriptions or laws and many narrative accounts of ethical relevance.Ethics in the Hebrew… … Wikipedia
Legal outsourcing — refers to the practice of a law firm obtaining legal support services from an outside law firm or legal support services company. When the outsourced entity is based in another country the practice is sometimes called Offshoring.Legal Outsourcing … Wikipedia
Legal death — is a legal pronouncement by a qualified person that further medical care is not appropriate and that a patient should be considered dead under the law. The specific criteria used to pronounce legal death are variable and often depend on certain… … Wikipedia
ethics — eth·ics / e thiks/ n pl but sing or pl in constr: the principles of conduct governing an individual or a profession see also aba model rules of professional conduct in the important laws section Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
Ethics — • Many writers regard ethics as any scientific treatment of the moral order and divide it into theological, or Christian, ethics (moral theology) and philosophical ethics (moral philosophy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ethics … Catholic encyclopedia
ethics, morals — Ethics is used to refer to a system of moral principles, as one might mention legal ethics, medical ethics, or the ethics of this community. Morals refers to standards or accepted customs of conduct and generally applies to right living in a… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
