Responsibility by J. R. Lucas
By J. R. Lucas
Accountability is a key suggestion in our ethical, social and political pondering, yet isn't itself effectively understood. during this ebook J.R. Lucas elucidates it when it comes to answerability--the legal responsibility to respond to the query: Why did you do it? He develops this account to incorporate adverse responsibility-- Why did you now not deal with it?-- and shared accountability, which jointly yield the explanation of political accountability. In disentangling those strands of argument, he issues out capability conflicts among them inside our perfect of accountable govt. He exposes the issues in consequentialism mostly, and the utilitarian concept of punishment particularly, and argues for the insights of retributive theories yet with no their vindictiveness. He devotes separate chapters to rewards, funds, and private family, outlines the elemental rules of industrial ethics, and eventually touches on these concerns that transcend accountability altogether.
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The company had also faced problems in France. In 2011, the French National Commission on Computing and Liberty had fined Google a sum of €100,000, which at best can be called to be a token sum. Ireland and Britain had been more magnanimous and did not impose any fine after Google apologised and undertook to delete the data collected illegally. Such is the reach and impact of cutting-edge technology that in today’s world it could be easily said that there is nothing like ‘privacy’. The word ‘privacy’ can only be found in dictionaries, as law enforcing agencies watch helplessly companies violating the data protection laws with impunity.
Thus, it is not surprising that the effect has rubbed off on the judiciary. Per se, there is nothing wrong in it. The courts do not work in a vacuum. Law is dynamic and interpretation of law is according to the changing needs of a society. It is, rather, the duty of the courts to be in tune with the society and its problems. It would be impractical and undesirable that courts work in a theoretical and bookish manner without taking the ground realities into consideration. Thus it is important that business companies are given a fair and equal treatment and are also given an opportunity to make profits in a legal and proper manner.
Ignorance versus Reasonable Mistake of Law Heien raises the question as to where to draw the line. —available to him takes shelter behind the shield of ignorance, should he be given the benefit of not knowing the law? To most of us, the answer is clear ‘no’, whereas, in the instant case, with different interpretation and confusion regarding the applicable law, it was rather the duty of the policeman to stop the accused and question him. Thus, the door for the exercise of judicial discretion has been left open.