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A two-lecture audio course on the topic of confidentiality
Course objectives
General
- Examine the philosophical bases for the right to privacy and right
to know information
- Compare
and contrast professional codes of ethics and Jewish legal codes on the
subject of confidentiality
Specific
- Clarify when
confidential information can, should and should not be publicized, according to
current professional and Jewish codes
- Analyze how
Jewish ethical approaches address issues not covered by professional rules of
conduct, as well as establishes rules for laymen
Ethical Dilemmas
- What degree
of benefit or harm requires divulging confidential information?
- Who holds the
privilege of deciding when to divulge confidential communications?
- What is the
status of confidential information obtained by third parties?
- Resolving
conflicts between religious and a secular laws regarding confidentiality
Learn what Jewish legal guidelines for responding to requests for information
that relate to:
- threats to life,
property, health, and general welfare
- business
associations – employer demands for information, prospective partnerships
- conflicts between
secular and religious law
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