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Research draft

responsibility

vr.tr.responsibility · XCT.QLT

Let an agent explain kinds of responsibility and liability in general terms, point to complaint and legal help routes, and avoid legal advice or assigning blame to individuals.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain kinds of responsibility and liability in general terms, point to complaint and legal help routes, and avoid legal advice or assigning blame to individuals.

The state of being accountable for something, including moral responsibility for one actions and legal responsibility or liability, such as contractual, tort, product and fiduciary liability, and criminal responsibility determined by courts.

What it is for: Ethics, law, organisations and everyday life.

It can be distinguish moral and legal responsibility; explain kinds of legal liability in general terms; find complaint and compensation routes; find legal advice services.

Distinguishing features

Accountability

Moral or legal

Can be shared or delegated

Determined by rules or courts

What it looks like

Not physical; expressed in duties, contracts, judgments and policies.

How it is recognised

Duties and obligations

Liability clauses in contracts

Blame is a judgement, responsibility a status

Related models

is a kind of - category

property of agents

includes - kind

legal liability

is determined by - institution

court

is related to - duty context

professional-relation

In practice

Families and kinds

moral responsibility

contractual liability

tort and negligence liability

product liability

fiduciary and criminal responsibility

Standards and regulation

EU Product Liability Directive

National tort and contract law

Criminal law on age of criminal responsibility

Failure modes and hazards

Agents assigning blame to real people

Agents giving legal advice

Missing limitation periods

Also called

guilty pleafiduciary dutylegal liabilityproduct liabilityliability for riskcontractor liabilityowner's liabilityadministrative responsibilitycriminal liabilitycivil liabilityseveral liabilitychancel repair liabilitySippenhaftlimited liabilityjoint and several liabilitystrict liabilitycriminal responsibility in French lawcommand responsibilitynuclear liabilityAquilian liabilityself-driving car liabilityextra-contractual liabilitycontractual liabilityliability of judgesstrict liability in criminal lawAbsolute liabilityeducational accountabilitycollective responsibilitywar responsibilityenvironmental responsibilityodpovědnost za přestupekspecial responsibilitypersonal responsibilityintellectual responsibilityaccountabilityvicarious liabilitypolitical accountabilitysocial responsibilityextended producer responsibilitycorporate liability

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.responsibility

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Kinds Types of responsibility.

Kinds differ.

Type

Moral or legal.

Type

Type.

  1. Is moral, legal, professional or criminal responsibility meant? definition
  2. Which rules apply? provenance

Liability

Legal liability.

Liability

Legal liability.

  1. Which kind of legal liability might apply here, in general terms? provenance
  2. What must usually be shown? definition
Remedies Complaints and claims.

Routes exist.

Complaint

Complaints.

Complaint

Complaints.

  1. Where can a complaint be made, such as an ombudsman or regulator? provenance
  2. What are the time limits? provenance

Products

Defective products.

Products

Defective products.

  1. Has a defective product caused injury or damage? boundary
  2. How can it be reported to the market surveillance authority? action
Limits Agent conduct.

No legal advice or blame.

Advice

Legal advice.

Advice

Legal advice limits.

  1. Is the user asking who is legally liable in their own case? boundary
  2. Where can free or regulated legal advice be found? provenance

Blame

Real people.

Blame

Blame.

  1. Is the request asking the agent to blame a named person? boundary
  2. How should the agent stick to facts and sources? action
Ethics Moral responsibility.

Philosophy informs.

Philosophy

Theories.

Philosophy

Theories.

  1. How do philosophers analyse moral responsibility and free will? provenance
  2. Which positions exist? provenance

Organisations

Accountability.

Organisations

Organisational accountability.

  1. How do organisations assign responsibilities, such as with RACI charts? definition
  2. Which governance codes apply? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should kinds of liability be separate entries?
  • How should legal help routes be localised?
  • How should moral philosophy be linked?
Draft as JSON