PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

RIGHT ETHICS AND DUTY ETHICS

·         In terms of ethical theory, rights can be define along with the following lines:-

  “  Natural rights are certain basic, important, unalienable entitlements that should be respected and protected in every single action.

·         This notion of rights goes back to the British philosopher  John Locke (1632-1714). He created the concept of the ‘natural rights’ that humans are entitled to and which should be respected and protected.

·         This has extended to include the right to freedom of speech, conscience, consent, privacy and the entitlement to fair legal rights whereby this rights has been enunciated by Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804, a German philosopher) and is called the Kantian/Rights.

·         The significance of the notion of the rights of an ethical theory lies in the fact that these rights typically result in the duty of others to respect them.

·         Today basic human rights will include also right to life, liberty, justice, education, fair trial, fair wages etc.

·         It should be noted that rights are connected with duties, since the right of one person can result in a corresponding duty for other person to respect, protect or facilitate these rights. For example, my right to privacy imposes a duty on others to refrain from gathering personal information about my personal life without my consent.