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Is the Charter ‘applied ethics’ in law’s clothing?
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Nov. 14, 2011
The interaction of law and ethics is increasingly overt in developing and implementing social and public policy, especially in contexts that affect human life and well-being such as reproductive technologies, public health, drug addiction, end-of-life decision-making and prostitution. The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Insite case manifests this interaction, and examining it from that perspective provides insight… the judgment can be seen as the court using the Charter in a legally sophisticated and complex way to reach an ethically acceptable outcome.
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