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1. BUSINESS LAW

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3. The LAW in the United States is NOT static
1776

4. The LAW in the United States is NOT static
1776 TODAY

5. The LAW in the United States is NOT static
1960
1776 TODAY
In fact, the law and the rules of law have
changed radically since the 1960’s

6. The LAW in the United States is NOT static
1960
1776 TODAY Tomorrow
The law of today will NOT be the law 15 years from now!

7. SYSTEMS OF LAW
COMMON LAW CIVIL LAW

8. COMMON LAW

9. JUDGE-MADE LAW

10. COMMON LAW SYSTEM
PRECEDENT
“Stare Decisis” = Let the DECISION Stand

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12. SYSTEMS OF LAW
COMMON LAW CIVIL LAW

13. CIVIL LAW FRANCE

14. FRANCE via ROME

15. LEGISLATURE-MADE LAW

16. COMMON LAW CIVIL LAW
Even legal procedures
are different

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20. ACADEMIC CHEATING
The PROBLEM?
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21. ACADEMIC CHEATING
Will translate into behavior
in the boardroom
That which is practiced in the
classroom
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22. What Is

23. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
MORALS
ETHICS
Morés Ethos
What is What ought to be
How we behave The GOOD

24. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
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MORALS
ETHICS
Morés Ethos
What is What ought to be
How we behave The GOOD

25. What is the relationship between
the law & ethics, if any?

26. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
MORALITY
WHY? LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS

27. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
To constrain
behavior
MORALITY
WHY? LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS

28. HISTORICALLY
ETHICS
Defined OUGHTNESS;
the good; the object to MORALITY
be achieved
ISNESS followed
from the
oughtness

29. HISTORICALLY
ETHICS
Defined OUGHTNESS;
the good; the object to MORALITY
be achieved
ISNESS followed
from the
oughtness

30. HISTORICALLY
ETHICS
Defined OUGHTNESS;
the good; the object to MORALITY
be achieved
ISNESS followed
from the
oughtness

31. HISTORICALLY
ETHICS
Defined OUGHTNESS;
the good; the object to MORALITY
be achieved
ISNESS followed
from the
oughtness

32. HISTORICALLY
ETHICS
Defined OUGHTNESS;
the good; the object to MORALITY
be achieved
ISNESS followed
from the
oughtness

33. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
MORALS ETHICS
Today, the distinction between ETHICS
and MORALS has been blurred

34. HISTORICALLY TODAY
MORALITY
LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS

35. HISTORICALLY TODAY
MORALITY
LAWS LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS MORALITY

36. HISTORICALLY TODAY
ABANDONED as
the foundation
MORALITY
LAWS LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS MORALITY

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LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS
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38. HISTORICALLY TODAY
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MORALITY
LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS
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39. HISTORICALLY TODAY
S
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MORALITY
LAWS MO
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Foundation: ETHICS
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40. HISTORICALLY TODAY
S
LAW
MORALITY
LAWS MO
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Foundation: ETHICS

41. HISTORICALLY TODAY
S
LAW
MORALITY
LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS MO
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42. HISTORICALLY TODAY
MORALITY
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LAWS
Foundation: ETHICS

43. HISTORICALLY TODAY
MORALITY
LAWS
AWS
Foundation: ETHICS

44. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:

45. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
Duty-based ethics
Each person’s ethical obligation
is based on a DUTY

46. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
A. The duty can be RELIGIOUS-based

47. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
A. The duty can be RELIGIOUS-based
Judeo-Christian Moral Law

48. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B.
Immanuel Kant 1724 - 1804

49. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
Immanuel Kant 1724 - 1804

50. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- An action is right / wrong based on
the consequences that would occur
if everyone acted in the same way
as you are acting

51. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
JUST DO IT
Just do the right thing

52. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Treat EVERYONE fairly
It’s easier said, than done

53. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Treat EVERYONE fairly
Owners v Employees

54. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Treat EVERYONE fairly
Owners v Managers

55. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Treat EVERYONE fairly
Managers v Employees

56. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Treat EVERYONE fairly
Owners v Suppliers

57. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Treat EVERYONE fairly
Owners v Consumers

58. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Treat EVERYONE fairly
Suppliers v Consumers

59. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Under Kant’s approach
the strongest right
must prevail

60. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
1. DEONTOLOGICAL
B. The duty more likely is the
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
- What’s the imperative?
Under Kant’s approach the
strongest right must prevail
MIGHT makes RIGHT

61. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
2. OUTCOME-BASED ETHICS
Jeremy Bentham 1748 - 1832

62. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
2. OUTCOME-BASED ETHICS
Seek the greatest good for
the greatest number

63. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
2. OUTCOME-BASED ETHICS
Seek the greatest good for
the greatest number
This approach is not
duty-based, it is
OUTCOME-based

64. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
2. OUTCOME-BASED ETHICS
It leads to a COST -
BENEFIT analysis

65. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
3. SITUATION ETHICS
Joseph Fletcher 1905 - 1991

66. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
3. SITUATION ETHICS
A manifesto of individual freedom
Fletcher wanted to
extricate people from the
rigid rules of the past

67. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
3. SITUATION ETHICS
A manifesto of individual freedom
Situation ethics is a creative
strategy for making choices
in which LOVE provides the
answers, defines the means,
and justifies the means

68. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
3. SITUATION ETHICS
A manifesto of individual freedom
That which is GOOD & right
is determined by whatever is
the most LOVING thing in
the situation

69. Approaches to ethical reasoning today:
3. SITUATION ETHICS
A manifesto of individual freedom
The SITUATION will dictate
and determine what LOVE
demands

70. ETHICS, to be useful,
must be established on
a secure Foundation

71. Today, there is no Foundation for ETHICS

72. WHY NOT?
Today, there is no Foundation for ETHICS

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76. What is the ONLY adequate
SOURCE for ETHICS?