Law and Moral Justification

Moral law and human rights.

HE purpose of this paper is to examine some of the basic terms in the discussion of 1 the theme of this symposium on 'Ethics and the practice of medicine'. These terms can be grouped under the headings of moral law and human rights; for if these two terms are defined a great many of the principles, whose application to medical practice is in question, will have been examined. A general paper li...

Moral discourse, bioethics, and the law.

Forms of Law and Moral Content

Discrimination Law: Justification, Alternative Measures and Defences Based on Sex

An employment practice which has a disproportionate impact on women and cannot be ‘justified’ amounts to indirect sex discrimination under s 1(1)(b), Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA). It may also be unlawful under European Community law, in particular A 141 (equal pay) and the Equal Treatment Directive (76/207). The same formula is used to define indirect racial discrimination in s 1(1)(b), Ra...

The Moral World of Law Enforcement