scholarly journals Ethics in translation practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-52
Author(s):  
Phillippa May Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
Translation Practice ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Translation Ethics

The interest in and understanding of ethics among translation scholars has changed dramatically since the publication of Andrew Chesterman’s proposal for a Hieronymic Oath (Chesterman, 2001). Early definitions of ethics based on equivalence (Newmark, 1991), faithfulness, loyalty (Nord, 1997) and trust have been put aside in favour of more recent notions of translator ethics grounded in accountability (Baker & Maier, 2011) and social responsibility (Drugan & Tipton, 2017). Practising translators who abide by codes of ethics/conduct are bound by principles of honesty, integrity, linguistic competence, confidentiality, and trust. This paper begins by presenting a brief literature review of the main developments in translation ethics from the early linguists to contemporary interpretations. There then follows an analysis and comparison of several professional codes of conduct from the main international associations of translators and interpreters with the benchmark, the Association of Translation and Interpreting Professionals (APTRAD). It is one of the more recent translator associations and has a code of conduct adopted in the last six years. The objective of this paper is to determine which theoretical definitions of ethics are reflected in the codes of conduct and to discuss their usefulness for translators in their daily practice. The paper ends with recommendations for changes to codes of conduct to make them more relevant to practising translators.

La reciente experiencia en la CAPV: Código Ético y Comisión Ética Pública

2016 ◽  
pp. 293-316
Author(s):  
Elisa PÉREZ VERA
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Ethics ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Pais Vasco

LABURPENA: Artikulu honetan, aditzera ematen zaigu zer nolako esperientzia izan duen Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoak sektore publikoko ustelkeriaren aurkako borrokan. Hasieran, borroka horretan zer tresna erabil daitezkeen adierazten da, eta zenbait neurri azpimarratzen dira: besteak beste, Etika Kodeak eta Jokabide Kodeak. Jarraian, Euskal Herriko egoera zein den zehazte aldera, Eusko Jaurlaritzan erabiltzen den Etika eta Jokabide Kodea aztertzen da, baita Etika Publikorako Batzordearen funtzionamendua eta jarduna ere. Horietan guztietan, kontuan izan da ekainaren 26ko 1/2014 Legea, Kargu Publikodunen Jokabide Kodea eta haien Interes Gatazkak arautzen dituena. RESUMEN: El artículo presenta la experiencia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco en materia de lucha contra la corrupción en el sector público. Se exponen inicialmente los instrumentos a los que se puede recurrir, haciendo hincapié en medidas como los Códigos Éticos y los Códigos de Conducta. A continuación y para fijar el estado de la cuestión en el País Vasco, se analiza el Código Ético y de conducta empleado en el Gobierno Vasco, así como el funcionamiento y la actividad de la Comisión de Ética Pública en los que también se tiene en cuenta la Ley 1/2014, de 26 de junio, reguladora del Código de conducta y de los conflictos de intereses de los cargos públicos. ABSTRACT: The article presents the experience of the Basque Country in the fight against corruption in the public sector. The instruments that can be used are initially described, emphasizing measures such as codes of ethics and codes of conduct. Next and to set the state of affairs in the Basque Country, the Ethics and Conduct Code used in the Basque Government is discussed, as well as the operation and activities of the Commission on Public Ethics, which also takes into account Act 1/2014, that regulates the code of conduct and conflict of interest of persons holding a public office.

Ethical Considerations for Healthcare Organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (03) ◽  
pp. 266-278
Author(s):  
Paul R. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Corporate Code ◽  
Unethical Conduct

AbstractEthical misbehavior in the delivery of healthcare creates harm not only to individual therapists and administrators who might choose to overstep ethical boundaries but also, more broadly, causes harm to patients, to healthcare organizations, to professional organizations, and ultimately to society. Both corporate codes of conduct and professional codes of ethics are important, because they set standards of conduct and penalize noncompliant or unethical conduct. The purposes of this article are (1) to differentiate corporate compliance from ethics in a healthcare organization; (2) to explain the application of ethics principles to organizational and professional behaviors; (3) to discuss three important ethical issues (cultural competence, conflict of interest, and employer demands); and (4) to emphasize that, whether applying a corporate code of conduct or a professional code of ethics (or both), the integrity of each individual is essential to ethical behavior. To illustrate these concepts, ASHA's Code of Ethics is discussed in detail (including the ethics complaint adjudication process), and hypothetical case studies are presented under the macro headings of Cultural Competence, Conflict of Interest, and Employer Demands.

scholarly journals Ethical codes and corporate responsibility of the most admired companies of the world: Toward a third generation ethics?

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reyes Calderón ◽  
Ignacio Ferrero ◽  
Dulce M. Redin
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
The World ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Journal Of Business Ethics

Codes of ethics contain a set of rules of conduct and corporate principles concerning the responsibility of a company to its stakeholders and shareholders. These codes help to guide corporate and employee behavior, and constitute verifiable elements of social responsibility. This study examines the Most Admired Companies of the World, ranked by Fortune magazine in 2009 to find out, first, whether their codes of ethics exhibit greater emphasis on social responsibility and strong implementation processes, and second, whether they could be considered codes of the third generation as elaborated by Stohl et al. in their article in the Journal of Business Ethics. Our results indicate that the codes of ethics of the 2009 Most Admired Companies of the World resemble “codes of conduct” rather than strictly codes of ethics or “codes of corporate social responsibility”. These codes continue to be governed by traditional norms related to immediate economic success, normative compliance, internal management and the pressing effects of their sector. This study thus provides empirical support for the idea that the philosophy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is scarcely present in the codes of the most reputable companies.

scholarly journals Codes of conduct for Nursing students: bioethical commitment to higher education in Spain

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacobo Cambil-Martin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Standards Of Conduct

Background: As a profession, Nursing has its own code of ethics and codes of conduct which establish personal and professional behavior expected on Nursing professionals and students to be competent in their practice, learning and development. The Nursing and Midwifery Council has a Code of Professional Conduct for students of Nursing and Midwife. Considering that the diversity of values is a fact in the university community, it is necessary to explore the validity and meaning to implement Codes of Professional Conduct for Nursing students in the teaching and learning process. Objective: To identify and assess codes of conduct aimed at Nursing students to understand the commitment to Bioethics training of higher education in Spain. Methods: A literature review was conducted. Main elements of ethical codes and the dimensions of the attitudinal assessment template for Nursing students in clinical practice with the code of conduct of the English Council were compared. Results: The literature review brings two articles in Spanish language and according to the selection criteria. The journal “Etica de los cuidados” -indexed in “Cuiden” database- collects these studies reporting that both professionals and students know the Spanish Code of Ethics for Nursing and there is a need to establish a new teaching and learning framework in Bioethics; however, no specific articles provide knowledge about codes of conduct for Nursing students in Spain. Conclusion: In general, the standards of conduct for students of the Nursing and Midwifery Council are already implicit in the ethical rules, rights and duties of the Spanish code of professional ethics. So it is still necessary to consider the Code of Conduct of the Spanish Nursing Council and the White Paper of the Nursing Degree to understand the commitment to Bioethics training on Nursing.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Country Multinationals: Identifying Company and Country-Level Influences

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz Preuss ◽  
Ralf Barkemeyer ◽  
Ante Glavas
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Country Level ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Corporate Social

ABSTRACT:The extant literature on cross-national differences in approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR) has mostly focused on developed countries. Instead, we offer two inter-related studies into corporate codes of conduct issued by developing country multinational enterprises (DMNEs). First, we analyse code adoption rates and code content through a mixed methods design. Second, we use multilevel analyses to examine country-level drivers of differences in code content—specifically, elements of a country’s National Business System (NBS). We find that DMNEs are much more likely to adopt a code of conduct than their domestic counterparts; however, this does not translate into greater code comprehensiveness. We also find support for the ‘substitute view’ of CSR in developing countries, i.e. that MNEs from poorer countries and from countries with lower governance effectiveness tend to express more comprehensive commitments. However, this dynamic does not extend to a country’s labour system; instead, CSR appears here to match the efficiency of a country’s labour market, thus reflecting the ‘mirror view’ of CSR.

What ethics for case managers? Literature review and discussion

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 729-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Corvol ◽  
Grégoire Moutel ◽  
Dominique Somme
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Biomedical Ethics ◽  
Balance System ◽  
Social Work Ethics ◽  
Professional Codes

Background: Little is known about case managers’ ethical issues and professional values. Objectives: This article presents an overview of ethical issues in case managers’ current practice. Findings are examined in the light of nursing ethics, social work ethics and principle-based biomedical ethics. Research design: A systematic literature review was performed to identify and analyse empirical studies concerning ethical issues in case management programmes. It was completed by systematic content analysis of case managers’ national codes of ethics. Findings: Only nine empirical studies were identified, eight of them from North America. The main dilemmas were how to balance system goals against the client’s interest and client protection against autonomy. Professional codes of ethics shared important similarities, but offered different responses to these two dilemmas. Discussion: We discuss the respective roles of professional and organizational ethics. Further lines of research are suggested.

scholarly journals Comparing Two SEARCC Member Codes of Ethics: ACS and SCS

MANUSYA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 99-117
Author(s):  
Shirley Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
The South ◽  
Member Organization ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics

The South East Asian Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC) Code of Ethics provides standards for its members, and this includes the establishment of a congruent code of conduct for each member organization. The degree to which the Australian and Singaporean professional codes of ethics and conduct are reflective of the SEARCC Code of Ethics will be examined in this paper. A new systemic approach to applied ethics will be used for this exercise. Points of comparison and contrast between the two Member codes will be considered. Some implications for more global compatibility in IS-related codes of ethics are drawn.

scholarly journals Into the Void: A Counsel Perspective on the Need to Articulate Rules Concerning Disclosure Before the ICJ

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 302-306
Author(s):  
Kate Parlett ◽  
Amy Sander
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Professional Obligations ◽  
Turn On ◽  
The Icj ◽  
Professional Codes

Individuals appearing before the ICJ on behalf of states are not subject under international law to any compulsory code of conduct to guide them in navigating issues of professional ethics. Article 42(2) of the ICJ Statute merely provides that parties “may have the assistance of counsel or advocates before the Court” and does not impose qualification requirements on those a state elects to appear on its behalf. In practice, legal teams appearing before the Court are comprised of individuals from different legal backgrounds who are either qualified legal practitioners or academics (referred to below as “counsel”). Qualified practitioners will likely be subject to professional codes of conduct applicable to them in their home jurisdiction, and those codes of conduct may bind them in relation to proceedings before the ICJ. But the professional obligations applying to practitioners from different jurisdictions can vary considerably. Some may consider that their domestic code of conduct does not (and/or should not) bind counsel before an international court. Those who are academics or are not admitted in any jurisdiction may not be subject to any conduct rules when acting as counsel. The absence of a common set of professional obligations means that the obligations bearing upon the conduct of particular counsel are unclear and certainly not uniform. This may have an impact on the presentation of a case before the Court, and in turn on the Court's understanding of the dispute. Ultimately, it could materially impact the outcome of a case.

Into the Void: A Counsel Perspective on the Need to Articulate Rules Concerning Disclosure Before the ICJ

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
Kate Parlett ◽  
Amy Sander
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
International Court Of Justice ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
International Court ◽  
The Icj ◽  
Professional Codes

Individuals appearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) are not subject under international law to any compulsory code of conduct which would guide them in navigating issues of professional ethics. Neither the ICJ Statute nor its Rules impose any qualification requirements on counsel. In practice, legal teams appearing before the Court are comprised of individuals from different legal backgrounds, who tend to be either qualified legal practitioners or academics. Qualified practitioners may be subject to professional codes of conduct from their home jurisdiction, but these can vary considerably across different jurisdictions. Counsel who are academics or are not admitted in any jurisdiction may not be subject to any conduct rules.

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