Peculiarities of applying disciplinary responsibility for environmental illegal actions

Illegal immigrants, health care, and social responsibility.

I llegal immigrants form a large and disputed group in many countries. Indeed, even the name is in dispute. People in this group are referred to as illegal immigrants, illegal aliens, irregular migrants, undocumented workers, or, in French, as sans papiers. Whatever they are called, their existence raises an important ethical question: Do societies have an ethical responsibility to provide heal...

Preventing the need for disciplinary actions against Canadian physicians

M edicine has been organized as a profession across the developed world for almost two centuries. 1 As part of belonging to a profession , physicians have developed and agreed to adhere to codes of ethics and/or standards of conduct. The use of professionalism to organize and deliver medical services is based on the understanding that medicine demands an expertise " not easily comprehensible to...

Environmental Violence, Liberalism, and Responsibility

Slovenian SMEs: From the Environmental Responsibility to Corporate Social Responsibility

Environmental and societal issues are emphasising the social role of enterprises, including all size classes, even the smallest ones, so-called micro enterprises. This paper reflects on Slovenian SMEs. These enterprises are confronting ever increasing and changing expectations, demands and claims for accountability not concerning only economic, but also environmental and social performance. Env...

Characteristics of complaints resulting in disciplinary actions against Danish GPs

OBJECTIVE The risk of being disciplined in connection with a complaint case causes distress to most general practitioners. The present study examined the characteristics of complaint cases resulting in disciplinary action. MATERIAL AND METHODS The Danish Patients' Complaints Board's decisions concerning general practice in 2007 were examined. Information on the motives for complaining, as wel...