Essays about: "slippery slope"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words slippery slope.

  1. 6. The Threat of Terrorism: Putting Human Rights to the Test : Assessing the Counterterrorist Policies of France in the Aftermath of the 13th of November 2015 Terrorist Attacks 

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Fiore Poidevin; [2016]
    Keywords : terrorism; counterterrorism; human rights; Paris attacks; war; crime; restrictions; slippery slope; security; state of emergency; applied ethics;

    Abstract : The terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris on the 13th of November 2015, mark a shift for counterterrorism in France. Indeed, the magnitude of the terrorist attacks persuaded the French government to call for stricter counterterrorist policies. However, the effects of these measures on human rights have been interrogated widely. READ MORE

  3. 7. Social perceptions of Personal Income Tax compliance from a Spanish perspective: estimating the impact of its legal framework

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Inmaculada Gutiérrez Díaz; [2015]
    Keywords : Power of authorities; Trust in authorities; Slippery Slope Framework; Fairness; Habermas; Tax law; Sociology of law; Tax compliance; Personal Income Tax; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research seeks to find how the Spanish society perceives Personal Income Tax compliance. By following the Slippery Slope Framework developed by Kirchler (2008) the study aims at measuring perceived trust and power of Spanish authorities. READ MORE

  4. 8. Euthanasia : A study of its origin, forms and aspects

    University essay from Avdelningen för kultur-, religions- och utbildningsvetenskap

    Author : Priscilla Rockman; [2012]
    Keywords : Euthanasia; suicide; religious views on euthanasia; Dignitas; Exit International; Jack Kevorkian; Phillip Nitschke; palliative care;

    Abstract : The death-and-dying debates, especially where they focus on euthanasia is now a global debated issue and this act (euthanasia) is now practiced in a lot of countries worldwide despite some countries have not legalized it. Some religious groups and individuals are in line with the arguments for euthanasia because it provides a way to relieve extreme pain, provides a way of relief when a person’s quality of life is low and it frees up medical funds to help other people while on the other hand, other religious groups and individual base their arguments against euthanasia because such act and practice devalues human life, and because there is a "slippery slope’ effect that has occurred where euthanasia has been first been legalized for only the terminally ill and later laws are changed to allow it for other people or to be done non-voluntarily. READ MORE