Judges as moral reasoners

Agents as Reasoners, Observers, or Arbitrary Believers

The work described in this paper aims at the definition of a general framework for the formal specification of agents’ beliefs in a multiagent environment. The basic idea is to model both agents’ beliefs and the view that each agent has of other agents’ beliefs as logical theories. Consider an agent as having beliefs only about the world. At a very abstract level, ai’s beliefs can be modeled by...

The Position of Legal Ethics and Its Role in Reducing the Moral Damage of Judges

Background: In every job and profession, following ethical norms is a necessity. But in all professions, there is a possibility that the owners of words will do their work in a wrong way by deviating from the ethical norms. Meanwhile, some legal professions are among high-risk professions in terms of the possibility of moral harm. One of these groups are judges. This issue makes the need for mo...

On moral grounds, some judges are opting out of abortion cases.

Caregiving as moral experience.

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Cognitive Criteria for the Moral Solution of the False Brothers “Independence” and “Despotism” of Judges Based on Religious Sources

The independence of judges in arbitration is an important process that is mentioned in the one hundred and fifty-sixth article of the Constitution. The main issue of this research is the moral solution of the false brothers of independence and despotism in judgment. Judges sometimes become confused between the two when making decisions and sentencing, which can only be resolved by recognizing t...