Business Ethics

Running head: BUSINESS ETHICS 1
Business Ethics
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BUSINESS ETHICS 2
BUSINESS ETHICS
Q1
The united emirates and Saudi Arabia have led military coalition in Yemen which has
claimed lives of thousands of citizens in airstrikes, raped civilians, tortured detainees, and used
under age children as soldiers. Coalition forces headed by Saudi Arabia and supported by the
United States and other countries have also been charged of human rights violation by breaking
the law. Therefore, manufacturers in Australia should not sell fire arms to nations accused of war
crimes. Australian manufacturers should not sell firearms to nations that are prone to war crimes.
The federal government of Australia is under siege for giving a license to Canberra firm dealing
with weapons export that are destined to Saudi Arabia. The country has had constant claims of
human rights violation as part of the disputed conflict in bordering Yemen. The Australian
government is not confident that the weapons they are selling to Saudi Arabia will not be used in
Yemen to commit crimes ("Federal Government under fire over weapons export to Saudi
Arabia," 2019). Therefore, this is a threat to human life and may lead to constant conflict
between the two countries.
Q2
Utilitarianism and Kantianism have dissimilar methods of determining whether an action
is wrong and right. The first component of the Kantian theory explains that duty is the reason
that should drive an ethical action. Kant in his argument perceives human beings as moral agents
that use reasoning when making ethical decisions. Another in this theory is that people can settle
on morally straight decisions only if they are guided by duty and goodwill. Kantianism believe
that human life is valuable and since humans are the holders of rational life (Bagnoli, 2014).