The Notary's Responsibility Regarding Deliberate Dishonesty Actions

Comparative Study of Changes in the Islamic Penal Code Regarding the Responsibility of the Physician

One of the important issues in today's law is the responsibility of the physician, which has undergone some changes in the Islamic Penal Code. The global spread of medical events and consequently the growing number of injuries to patients, more than anything else, reveal the need for a comparative study on the physician's guaranty. While there is a controversy in the jurisprudence regarding the...

The limits of parental responsibility regarding medical treatment decisions.

Parental responsibility (PR) was a concept introduced by the Children Act (CA) 1989 which aimed to replace the outdated notion of parental rights and duties which regarded children as parental possessions. Section 3(1) CA 1989 defines PR as 'all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child'. In exercising PR, individual...

Sweeping dishonesty under the rug: how unethical actions lead to forgetting of moral rules.

Dishonest behavior can have various psychological outcomes. We examine whether one consequence could be the forgetting of moral rules. In 4 experiments, participants were given the opportunity to behave dishonestly, and thus earn undeserved money, by over-reporting their performance on an ability-based task. Before the task, they were exposed to moral rules (i.e., an honor code). Those who chea...

Pharmacists' responsibility and potential liability regarding generic substitition.

The generic medicines market in Australia is continuously growing and there is a push by the government towards generic substitution. However, generic dispensing places additional time constraints on pharmacists. There is also an increased need for professional judgement, and hence increased risk of error. Generic dispensing consequently places an increased responsibility on pharmacists, with a...

Expanding the Scope of Dishonesty