CRITERIA FOR ETHICAL LOBBYING
Submitted by christian on Mon, 06/29/2015 - 11:52
- Evaluation: Detached or objective evaluation of the issue-client-organisation before determining if it merits lobbying.
- Priority: Once the practitioner has assume the role of advocate, the interests of the client or organisation are valued above those of others involved in the public debate.
- Sensitivity: Balancing of client priority on the one hand with social responsibility on the other.
- Confidentiality: Protection of client’s or organisation’s rights to confidentiality and secrecy on matters for which secrets are morally justified.
- Veracity: Full truthfulness in all matters; deception or evasion can be considered morally acceptable only under exceptional circumstances when all truthful possibilities have been ruled out. This implies trustworthiness.
- Reversibility: If the situation were reversed, the advocate-client-organisation would be satisfied that it had sufficient information to make an informed decision.
- Validity: All communication on behalf of the client or organisation are defensible against attacks on their validity.
- Visibility: Clear identification of all communication on behalf of the client or organisation as originating from that source.
- Respect: Respect for audiences as autonomous individuals with rights to make informed choices and to have informed participation in decisions that affect them; willingness to promote dialogue over monologue.
- Consent: Communication on behalf of the client or organisation is carried out only under conditions to which it can be assumed all parties consent.
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