Legal Research and Ethical Schools of thought

Question 1

where are cases published and printed?

Answer 1

reporters

Question 2

what does IRAC stand for?

Answer 2

Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion

Question 3

refer to an individual’s internal compass as to what is right and wrong.. personal, abstract, subjective

Answer 3

Morals

Question 4

refers to an external system of right and wrong..broad, shared understandings or, in some views, universal principles that define one’s conduct as right or wrong

Answer 4

Ethics

Question 5

what is moral awareness?

Answer 5

knowing an ethical problem exists

Question 6

unwritten rules or cultural expectations that guide behavior and evaluations of what is considered normal by a given social unit, organization, community, or nation.. informal consequences

Answer 6

norms

Question 7

can be either mandatory or voluntary in nature, sets of rules or guidelines outlining social norms, expectations, and responsibilities for a particular group or organization

Answer 7

codes of conduct

Question 8

three major categories of ethical thought

Answer 8

virtue ethics, teleological, and deontological

Question 9

what is a teleological school of thought?

Answer 9

primarily concerned with the outcomes of actions

Question 10

what is a deontological school of thought?

Answer 10

looks to the acts themselves in determining the ethicality of an action, irrespective of the consequences. Sometimes called duty or obligation ethics

Question 11

what is virtue ethics?

Answer 11

focuses on the motivations and character of the person. This particular school of thought was popular throughout both the Western and Eastern worlds until the Enlightenment