Members of the IEEE (Engineers) are ethically required to
correct errors. The IEEE Code of Ethics
is available at http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html
.
The major change in adapting it for lawyers was removing the decision
making responsibility which was mentioned as the first part of #1.
We, the members of the ABA, in recognition of the importance of
our laws and regulations in affecting the quality of life throughout the world,
and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members and the
communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and
professional conduct and agree:
1.
to disclose promptly
factors that might endanger the public or the environment;
2.
to avoid real or
perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose them to
affected parties when they do exist;
3.
to be honest and
realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data;
4.
to reject bribery in all
its forms;
5.
to improve the
understanding of law; its appropriate application, and potential consequences;
6.
to maintain and improve
our legal competence and to undertake legal tasks for others only if qualified
by training or experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations;
7.
to seek, accept, and
offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors,
and to credit properly the contributions of others;
8.
to treat fairly all
persons and to not engage in acts of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, disability, age, national
origin, sexual orientation, gender
identity, or gender expression;
9.
to avoid injuring others,
their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action;
10. to assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional
development and to support them in following this code of ethics.
Engineers are not particularly appreciative of having (not
so technical) errors pointed out to them but learn to tolerate it gracefully.
