nLegal Ethics Term 1 Flashcards
What is Stellenbosch University’s values?
Excellence, compassion, accountability, respect and equity
What is Consequentialism (utilitarianism) as an ethics model?
‘rightness’ of action to be found in the results of what you do.
What is categorical reasoning as an ethical model?
‘rightness’ of action to be found in certain duties, rights, and virtues, regardless of consequences.
What did Philosopher Kahlil Gabran say
“The teacher, if he is indeed wise, does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but leads you to the threshold of your own mind”.
What did author Terry Heick say?
“Questioning is the art of learning. learning to ask important questions is the best evidence of understanding there is, far surpassing the temporary endorphins of a correct ‘answer’”.
What is stated in the book ‘Legal Education Reflections and Recommendations’.
Professional ethics, although not a very prominent course in many legal curricula, ought to be an integral part of legal education also. therefore, we must teach law students professional ethics and inject ethics in the curriculum.
What is said in the book ‘Educating Lawyers Preparation for the Profession of Law’
the aim… should be to elevate the twin concepts of the practice of law as a public service calling and the development of the capacity for reflective moral judgement to the same level as legal knowledge and traditional legal skills.
What is applied competences in terms of Council on higher education?
It is crucial that law faculties/ schools should produce graduates who fully appreciate the absolute necessity for ethical conduct at all times. it is gratifying that instruction in ethics is dealt with satisfactorily in a number of different modules in each of f
What is ethics according to the Collins concise dictionary?
- a moral principle or set of moral levels held by an individual or group.
- a code of behaviour considered correct, especially that of a particular group, profession or individual.
- The moral fitness of a decision, course of action etc.
What doea Dictionary.com define morals as?
Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong?
What is ethics according to the Oxford Dictionary?
- “moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity”.
- the term comes from the Greek word ethos, which means “norm, habit, nature or character. As a branch of philosophy, ethics studies the moral behaviour in humans and how one should act.
What is morals according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary?
Morals are beliefs about what is right behaviour and what is wrong behaviour: the degree to which something is right and good: the moral goodness or badness of something.
What is ethics according to Herring?
- “What is the right thing to do?” or “How would you want people to respond in this situation?”
- Ethics should provide us with tools to reach reasonable answers, to live good and virtuous lives.
