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Explore the real-world intersections of our legal system and important ethical problems.ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE COURTS: A COMPANION TO PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS. You'll learn the ways the courts have ruled on issues such as abortion; euthanasia; assisted suicide; educating children; sex and marriage; gay rights; war, peace and pacifism; environmental rights; animal rights; freedom of expression; religious freedom; racial discrimination; affirmative action; sex discrimination; capital punishment; business ethics; computer ethics. Includes excerpts from 73 landmark court decisions, on ethical issues, along with helpful discussion questions and learning tools.
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This edition contains 14 new additions, including rulings on euthanasia, same-sex marriage, affirmative action, the Pledge of Allegiance and business ethics, within the 73 cases presented. The general topics include rulings on the beginning and ending of human life, education, sex and marriage, gender rights, war and pacifism, the environment and animal rights, freedom of expression in terms of symbolic speech, obscenity, pornography, and indecency, religious freedom, racial and sexual discrimination, capital punishment, and computer ethics. The editor provides instructions on reading a court decision and where to find full texts. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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