Law

The right of privacy is a major component of confidentiality. Chapter 22 discusses the importance and application of this right. Discuss your ideas in terms of the human service profession of how the right to privacy can be protected in an evolving, open information society? What laws pertain specifically to human service workers in protecting/honoring patient/client confidentiality? Provide a specific circumstance/case/example drawn from real life. Respond to two of your classmates’ posts.

The internet has move to the front line in today’s society and plays an integral part of the new normal. What is Cybercrime and how is it linked to Terrorism?

1. in the summary section, what are mandatory minimums? How do mandatory minimums vary, according to crime (hint: drug laws)? Also, how has this jeopardized justice in limiting the authority that judges have in addressing criminal behavior? Please list the federal statutes, or drug laws passed by congress, in your answer. Lastly, what are some of the arguments against mandatory minimums? How have they been misused? Explain your answer.

In this module you looked at employment law and ethical considerations. In reviewing the relevant laws discussed from past to present, how would you say American culture is evolving in terms of workplace expectations? Which do you believe evolves more quickly, ethics or the law? What problems might this lead to? Explain your answer with examples.

1.The International Court of Justice is frequently referred to informally as “the World Court.” But is that term accurate? Is the ICJ “the World Court”?