Good faith
In
Bona fides
Bona fides is a Latin phrase meaning "good faith". Its
In contemporary English, bona fides is synonymous with credentials and identity. The phrase is sometimes used in job advertisements, and should not be confused with the bona fide occupational qualifications or the employer's good faith effort, as described below.
Law
In law, bona fides denotes the mental and moral states of honesty and conviction regarding either the truth or the falsity of a proposition, or of a body of opinion; likewise regarding either the rectitude or the depravity of a line of conduct. As a legal concept, bona fides is especially important in matters of equity.[3] The concept of bona fide is also proclaimed by the original version of Magna Carta.[4] In contract law, the implied covenant of good faith is a general presumption that the parties to a contract will deal with each other honestly and fairly, so as not to destroy the right of the other party or parties to receive the benefits of the contract. In insurance law, the insurer's breach of the implied covenant may give rise to a legal liability known as insurance bad faith.
Most U.S. jurisdictions view breaches of implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing solely as variants of breach of
Employment qualification
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In wikis
Public wikis depend on their editors acting in good faith. Wikipedia's principle Assume Good Faith (often abbreviated AGF) has been a stated guideline since 2005.[7] It has been described as "the first principle in the Wikipedia etiquette".[8] According to one study of users' motives for contributing to Wikipedia, "while participants have both individualistic and collaborative motives, collaborative (altruistic) motives dominate."[9]
See also
- Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees – United Nations multilateral treaty
- Hanlon's razor – Adage to assume stupidity over malice
- Honour system – Process of governing without enforcement
- Kindness – Behavior marked by generosity, consideration, assistance, or concern for others
- List of Latin phrases
- Make one's bones – American English idiom; to build respect
- Pacta sunt servanda – Latin legal phrase
- Uberrima fides – Legal doctrine of insurance contracts
References
- ^ Garger, John (5 January 2012). "How to Translate the Latin Legal Phrases Arguendo and Bona Fide into English". Bright Hub Education. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Adams, John P. (May 2009). "The Roman Concept of Fides". sun.edu.
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- "good faith". Law.com. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- "Good faith and fair dealing in international trade". Trans-Lex.org.
- ^ Magna Carta (1215), Clause I
- ^ Yam Seng PTE Ltd v International Trade Corporation Ltd [2013] EWHC 111 (QB), [2013] 1 CLC 662, [2013] BLR 147, [2013] 1 All ER (Comm) 1321, [2013] 1 Lloyd's Rep 526, 146 Con LR 39 (1 February 2013), High Court (England and Wales)
- ^ "2014 SCC 71: Bhasin v. Hrynew". Supreme Court of Canada. 2014.
- ^ "Wikipedia:Assume good faith" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 13 May 2005, 20:361 UTC.
- ^ Goldspink, Chris (December 2007). "Normative self-regulation in the emergence of global network institutions: The Case of Wikipedia". Proceedings of the 13th ANZSYS Conference. Auckland, New Zealand. 2–5 December 2007; Systemic Development: Local Solutions in a Global Environment
- ^ Wagner, C.; Prasarnphanich, P. (2007). "Innovating collaborative content creation: the role of altruism and wiki technology". Proceedings of 40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Hawaii. 3–6 January 2007