Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement
Abstract In this paper we cast light on one form of dishonest behaviour in academia – contract cheating services. We examine how an agreement between a student and a contract cheating services provider is viewed from ethical and legal perspectives. For this purpose we carried out an analysis of cont...
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| author | Loreta Tauginienė Vaidas Jurkevičius |
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| description | Abstract In this paper we cast light on one form of dishonest behaviour in academia – contract cheating services. We examine how an agreement between a student and a contract cheating services provider is viewed from ethical and legal perspectives. For this purpose we carried out an analysis of contract cheating services as an agreement which, in Lithuania, is currently facing the challenge of implementing laws regarding contract cheating services as a violation of academic ethics. Taking into consideration recent jurisprudence, together with social media articles, we conclude that while any agreement for contract cheating services is severely criticized in terms of ethics, the courts either do not regard this type of agreement as a violation of legal norms, or they inadequately apply legal remedies when such an agreement is deemed to be void. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2b669e34dcd4800b4dcedd7fc92e3fc2022-12-22T03:08:23ZengBMCInternational Journal for Educational Integrity1833-25952017-11-0113111010.1007/s40979-017-0020-7Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreementLoreta Tauginienė0Vaidas Jurkevičius1Mykolas Romeris UniversityMykolas Romeris UniversityAbstract In this paper we cast light on one form of dishonest behaviour in academia – contract cheating services. We examine how an agreement between a student and a contract cheating services provider is viewed from ethical and legal perspectives. For this purpose we carried out an analysis of contract cheating services as an agreement which, in Lithuania, is currently facing the challenge of implementing laws regarding contract cheating services as a violation of academic ethics. Taking into consideration recent jurisprudence, together with social media articles, we conclude that while any agreement for contract cheating services is severely criticized in terms of ethics, the courts either do not regard this type of agreement as a violation of legal norms, or they inadequately apply legal remedies when such an agreement is deemed to be void.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-017-0020-7Contract cheatingLawsuitCase lawEthical normsLegal normsAcademia |
| spellingShingle | Loreta Tauginienė Vaidas Jurkevičius Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement International Journal for Educational Integrity Contract cheating Lawsuit Case law Ethical norms Legal norms Academia |
| title | Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement |
| title_full | Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement |
| title_fullStr | Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement |
| title_short | Ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement |
| title_sort | ethical and legal observations on contract cheating services as an agreement |
| topic | Contract cheating Lawsuit Case law Ethical norms Legal norms Academia |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-017-0020-7 |
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