Professional Documents
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07-2 Rights
07-2 Rights
07-2 Rights
Rights
What is a right?
Rights
What is a right?
Legal Rights
Natural (Self-Evident) Rights
Professional Rights
Employee Rights
Legal Rights
in the US?
in general?
technical judgment
exercise of reasoned moral convictions
Justification?
technical judgment
exercise of reasoned moral convictions
Justification?
duty ethics
rule utilitarianism
rights ethics
religious ethics
3. Right to recognition
What is fair?
Professional societies may help.
What is conscience?
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What is conscience?
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Whistleblowing
Types of Whistleblowing
1. External whistleblowing
2. Internal whistleblowing
3. Open whistleblowing
4. Anonymous whistleblowing
Justified Whistleblowing
1. Actual/potential harm is serious.
2. Case has been documented.
3. Concerns have been reported to immediate supervisors
(up the chain of command).
4. No satisfactory response has been received up the chain.
5. Reasonable hope that whistleblowing will help.
Whistleblowing Outcomes
disciplined
subject to retaliation
ostracized
fired
blacklisted from future employment
etc.