In particular, the two researchers thought that psychopaths might not possess the instinctive grasp of social contracts-the rules that govern obligations-that other people have.
Subjected to constant water-consciousness campaigns, Singaporeans are obliged to install low-use taps and loos, and expected to be equally thrifty with their showers and washing-machines.
As a result, the structure of banking was seriously weakened, and in 1814 a run on Banks forced most to renege on their legal obligations to exchange notes for specie.
The Kyoto Protocol, which set different duties for all countries to cut emissions, states that different countries should reduce their collective greenhouse emissions accordingly.
As BP led the consortium which owned the well and was leasing the rig, it is responsible for the spill-and therefore liable for the costs of cleaning up and some third-party damages.
We do not doubt that teachers who also coach face serious tradeoffs that likely come at the expense of time they could dedicate to their academic obligations.