What key events occurred that have legal implications?

Exercise 1: Case studies.

View the Bhopal Case Study Playlist containing 4 videos.  Seismic Seconds – The Bhopal Gas Disaster Part 1 of 3 (9 minutes, National Geographic)

 Seismic Seconds – The Bhopal Gas Disaster Part 2 of 3 (9 minutes, National Geographic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FYvWTO70FE&t=44s

 Seismic Seconds – The Bhopal Gas Disaster Part 3 of 3 (5 minutes, National Geographic)

 Reflections on Bhopal After Thirty Years (6 minutes, Chemical Safety Board or CSB) https://www.csb.gov/videos/reflections-on-bhopal-after-thirty-years/

Your discussion group is to identify key issues, make assumptions as needed, and articulate options for resolution. Specific questions are listed below.

1. What key events occurred that have legal implications? 2. Which events that occurred have ethical implications? 3. Which of the bad decisions made were most impactful? 4. What better choices could have been made and why?

In considering the questions above, you might consider the questions as expressed below.

1. Who are the affected parties (individuals, institutions, a field, society) in this situation? 2. What interest(s) (material, financial, ethical, other) does each party have in the situation? Which interests are in conflict? 3. Were the actions taken by each of the affected parties acceptable (ethical, legal, moral, or common sense)? If not, are there circumstances under which those actions would have been acceptable? Who should impose what sanction(s)? 4. What other courses of action are open to each of the affected parties? What is the likely outcome of each course of action? 5. For each party involved, what course of action would you take, and why? 6. What actions could have been taken to avoid the conflict?