obedience to the unenforceable

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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................ 7
OBEDIENCE TO THE UNENFORCEABLE ...................................... 11
THE STATEMENT’S PREPARATION AND PREMISES..........................................11
TO WHOM IS THIS STATEMENT ADDRESSED .............................................13
OUR TRADITIONS..................................................................................13
PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS ...........................................................................14
BEING RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE....................................................15
UNENFORCEABLE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................17
WHAT ORGANIZATIONS CAN DO ...............................................................18
BEGINNING THE PROCESS ......................................................................18
WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED .................................................................21
ILLEGAL ACTS, UNETHICAL BEHAVIORS, AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS .....................21
EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC .....................................................................24
INDEPENDENT SECTOR’S ROLE ................................................................25
CONCLUDING SUMMARY.......................................................... 26
COMMITTEE ON VALUES AND ETHICS ....................................... 27
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