Legal Issues

Authors: Ronald E. Bucknam
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are requested by a vice-president in your firm to make the results of a study for a public agency available to other interested private parties before the report is made public by the agency. ...
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.niee.org/Case_of_the_Month/1014%20-%20Water,%20Water%20Everywhere.doc

Authors: Wujek, Joseph H.
Publication Type: Conference Paper
Secondary Title: International Conference on Ethics in Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract: This paper from a conference describes a class module that looks at the differences between the training, perspective, and motives of the engineering and the lawyer, and looks at how these differences manifest themselves when an eng...
Year: 1999
URL: http://onlineethics.org/CMS/edu/resources/ExpertWitness.aspx

Authors: Hall, John
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: When a newspaper weighs its reporting responsibilities, where do law-enforcement priorities fit in?...
Year: 1989
URL: http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/aiding-law-enforcement/stop-this-is-a-warning/

Authors: Society of Professional Journalists
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Perverted-Justice.com is a Web site that can be very convenient for a reporter looking for a good story. But the tactic raises some ethical questions. The Web site scans Internet chat rooms looking for men who can be lured into sexu...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.spj.org/ecs3.asp

Authors: J. Carlos Busot
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This numerical problem deals with the development of a process for manufacturing highly concentrated super-phospheric acid. Rebecca, a student who has a co-op at the lab where this is being developed, wants to use this same process...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/chem/1/chem01.htm

Authors: Resnik, David B.
Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: Practical and professional ethics series
Abstract: In Playing Politics with Science, David B. Resnik explores the philosophical, political, and ethical issues related to the politicalization of science and develops a conceptual framework for thinking about government restrictions on...
Year: 2009

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Authors: Rahmil, Roey
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A newly elected mayor decides whether to contest a citation for election code violations which were due to mistakes made by his election campaign staff, not dishonesty. Includes discussion questions ...
Year: 2007
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/elections.html

Authors: Shanks, Thomas, S. J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: What are the ethical questions involved when asked to help out an illegal immigrant in desperate need of help?...
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/wu.html

Authors: DuBois, James M. ; Dunn, Angela
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: While studying sex addiction in women, a researcher learns that a participant is having sex with a minor....
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.emhr.net/index.php?mact=casestudies,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=studie&cntnt01alias=Research-with-Sex-Addicts&cntnt01returnid=64

Authors: Marchant, Gary ; Bird, Stephanie J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science & Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Introducing a special volume of Science and Engineering Ethics, this introduction outlines a series of articles discussing the ethical aspect of scientific research in the U.S., which was the theme of a conference held at Arizona St...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9146-1

Authors: Sutton, Victoria
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science & Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article discusses the rapidly increasing regulatory burden for life scientists in the United States, and looks at if increased burden resulting from the Select Agent Program has had adverse effects on scientific advances. The a...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9141-6

Authors: Connolly, Peggy ; Althaus, Ruth Ann ; Brinkman, Anthony ; Robert Ladenson ; Skipper, Robert Boyd
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: New York State does not grant no-fault divorces. In New York there are only four sanctioned grounds for divorce: cruel and inhuman treatment, adultery, abandonment for one year, and three years imprisonment. While many advocacy grou...
Year: 2010
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/For%20Bitter%20or%20Worse.pdf

Authors: Pyburn, K. Anne
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Adversarial relations between science and religion have recurred throughout Western history. Archaeologists figure prominently in a recent incarnation of this debate as members of a hegemonic scientific elite. Postmodern debates sit...
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~capi/documents/sciencex.doc
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0026-5

Authors: Sabloff, Jeremy A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article examines the question of how can museum professionals and the interested public resolve the competing claims of traditional ownership and continuing scientific research in relation to museum collections....
Year: 1999
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0025-6

Authors: Skipper, Robert Boyd ; Althaus, Ruth Ann ; Bellon, Christina ; Connolly, Peggy ; Brinkman, Anthony
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: When the the parents of Anna Mae He face severe financial troubles, they agree to grant short-term custody of Anna Mae to some friends from church, Jerry and Louise Baker. This agreement is extended after the financial trouble of A...
Year: 2008
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Case%205.pdf

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: As gay marriage becomes legal in states like Massachusetts and with the the U.S. Supreme Court striking down anti sodomy laws in Texas in 2003, the arguements for legalizing polygamy now seem stronger then they have been for many ye...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Polygamy.pdf

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The Servicemembers Civil Rights Relief Act was signed into law to help ease the economic legal burdens on military personnel in active duty status, and postpones creditor action while military personnel are serving their country. Ho...
Year: 2008
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Soldiers%20Losing%20Custody%20While%20Serving.pdf

Authors: Little, Joseph W.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract: To practice law in most U.S. States, a practitioner must not only demonstrate adequate knowledge of the law and a suitable record of honesty and integrity, but must also be sworn in as a member of that state's Bar Association. The a...
Year: 1992

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Authors: Weil, Vivian
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: Can judges make responsible decisions about what scientific evidence is admissible in court? When is expert witnessing unethical? How can courts respect scientific standards while pursuing justice? These are some of the questions th...
Year: 2001

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Authors: Ronald E. Bucknam
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An engineering consultant for a plaintiff is found to be cohabiting with the plaintiff’s attorney, and alleging to be an impartial expert witness....
Year: 1998
URL: http://www.niee.org/Case_of_the_Month/1004-Expert%20Impartiality.doc
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928

Authors: Singh, Amarjit
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Abstract: Examines the philosophy of the doctrine of reasonability as a standard of proof in jurisprudence. Standards of proof in criminal and civil trials; Relation of standards of proof to statistical analysis; Percentage of certainty that ...
Year: 2006
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)1052-3928(2006)132:2(145)

Authors: Ennis Dulin, Betsy
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Abstract: The author discusses the struggle that students and practitioner face when trying to apply ethical standards to their daily practice of engineering. Accordingly, engineers often are confronted with unexpected legal and professional...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2003)129:3(138))

Authors: Carper, Kenneth L.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Business and Professional Ethics Journal
Abstract: The professional engineer serving as an expert witness plays an essential role on the resolution of disputes involving technical engineering matters. The author discusses the importance of being mindful towards bias when serving as ...
Year: 1990

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Authors: Zandvoort, H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: European Journal of Engineering Education
Abstract: This article looks at how contemporary legal systems in some instances can limit the ability of engineers to perform their profession in a ethical or socially responsible way, or who wish to contribute positively to human well-being...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1080/03043790410001711252

Authors: Brown, Morris J. ; Tomlinson, Jeremy W. ; Stears, Anna ; Stewart, Paul
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: BMJ: British Medical Journal
Abstract: The authors reflect on changes in Great Britain that were made to research governance in an effort to ensure that clinical trials conducted in the country are safe and effective. They suggest that the changes and regulations develop...
Year: 2008

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