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A code of conduct is a set of rule
Rule

A rule is:* Rewrite rule, in generative grammar and computer science* Standardization, a formal and widely-accepted statement, fact, definition, or qualification...
s outlining the responsibilities of or proper practices for an individual or organization. Related concepts include ethical code
Ethical code

In the context of a code that is adopted by a profession or by a governmental or quasi-governmental organ to regulate that profession, an ethical code may be styled as a professional responsibility, which may dispense with difficult issues of what behavior is "ethical"....
s and honor code
Honor code

An honor code or honor system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideal that define what constitutes Honour behavior within that community....
s.

In its 2007 International Good Practice Guidance, Defining and Developing an Effective Code of Conduct for Organizations, the International Federation of Accountants provided the following working definition:

"Principals, values, standards, or rules of behavior that guide the decisions, procedures and systems of an organization in a way that (a) contributes to the welfare of its key stakeholders, and (b) respects the rights of all constituents affected by its operations."








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A code of conduct is a set of rule
Rule

A rule is:* Rewrite rule, in generative grammar and computer science* Standardization, a formal and widely-accepted statement, fact, definition, or qualification...
s outlining the responsibilities of or proper practices for an individual or organization. Related concepts include ethical code
Ethical code

In the context of a code that is adopted by a profession or by a governmental or quasi-governmental organ to regulate that profession, an ethical code may be styled as a professional responsibility, which may dispense with difficult issues of what behavior is "ethical"....
s and honor code
Honor code

An honor code or honor system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideal that define what constitutes Honour behavior within that community....
s.

In its 2007 International Good Practice Guidance, Defining and Developing an Effective Code of Conduct for Organizations, the International Federation of Accountants provided the following working definition:

"Principals, values, standards, or rules of behavior that guide the decisions, procedures and systems of an organization in a way that (a) contributes to the welfare of its key stakeholders, and (b) respects the rights of all constituents affected by its operations."

Examples

  • Blogger's Code of Conduct
    Blogger's Code of Conduct

    The Blogger's Code of Conduct is a proposal by Tim O'Reilly for bloggers to enforce civility on their bloggers by being civil themselves and moderating comments on their blog....
  • Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
  • Code of the U.S. Fighting Force
  • Declaration of Geneva
    Declaration of Geneva

    The Declaration of Geneva was adopted by the General Assembly of the World Medical Association at Geneva in 1948 and amended in 1968, 1984, 1994, 2005 and 2006....
  • Eight Precepts
  • Ethic of reciprocity
    Ethic of reciprocity

    The ethic of reciprocity is an ethical code that states one has a right to just treatment, and a responsibility to ensure justice for others. Reciprocity is arguably the most essential basis for the modern concept of human rights, though it has its critics....
     (Golden Rule)
  • Five Precepts
  • Hippocratic Oath
    Hippocratic Oath

    The Hippocratic Oath is an oath traditionally taken by physicians pertaining to the ethical practice of medicine. It is widely believed that the oath was written by Hippocrates, the father of western medicine, in the 4th century BC, or by one of his students....
  • ICC Cricket Code of Conduct
    ICC Cricket Code of Conduct

    The ICC Cricket Code of Conduct is a regulation regarding the conduct of professional players in the sport of cricket. Traditionally, cricket requires "gentlemanly" conduct from all players....
  • International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation
    International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation

    The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation , also known as the Hague Code of Conduct, was established November 25 2002 as an arrangement to prevent the proliferation of ballistic missiles....
     (ICOC or Hague Code of Conduct)
  • Journalist's Creed
    Journalist's Creed

    The Journalist's Creed is a code of ethics written around 1906 by Walter Williams shortly after founding the Missouri School of Journalism....
  • Moral Code of the Builder of Communism
    Moral Code of the Builder of Communism

    Moral Code of the Builder of Communism was a set of twelve codified moral rules in the Soviet Union which every member of the Communist Party of the USSR and every Komsomol member were supposed to follow....
  • Patimokkha
    Patimokkha

    In Buddhism, the Patimokkha is the basic Theravada code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks and 311 for nuns ....
  • Pirate code of the Brethren
    Pirate code of the Brethren

    A pirate code is a code of conduct invented for governing pirates. Some of these codes are fictional, and some historical....
  • Israel Defense Forces - Code of Conduct
    Israel Defense Forces

    The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy....
  • Rule of St. Benedict
  • Silver rule
    Silver rule

    Related to the ethical principle of the Golden Rule , the silver rule is most commonly understood to be "Do not do to others as you would not have them do to you," or similar expressions....
  • Ten Commandments
    Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that, according to Judeo-Christian tradition, were authored by God and given to Moses on the mountain referred to as "Biblical Mount Sinai" or "Mount Horeb" in the form of two stone tablets....
  • Ten Indian commandments
    Ten Indian commandments

    The Ten North American Commandments are a set of ethical instructions purporting to be the North American Indians equivalent of the biblical Ten Commandments....
  • Ten Precepts (Buddhism)
  • Ten Precepts (Taoism)
    Ten Precepts (Taoism)

    The Ten Precepts of Taoism were outlined in a short text that appears in Dunhuang manuscripts . The precepts are the classical rules of medieval Taoism as applied to practitioners attaining the rank of Disciple of Pure Faith....
  • Warrior code
  • Bushido
    Bushido

    , meaning "Way of the Warrior", is a Japanese code of conduct and a way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. It originates from the samurai moral code and stresses frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honour until death....
  • Uniform Code Of Military Justice
    Uniform Code of Military Justice

    The Uniform Code of Military Justice is the foundation of military law in the United States. The UCMJ applies to all members of the Uniformed services of the United States: the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio...

As title

  • Code of Conduct (2001 film) - 2001 film starring Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon

    Kevin Norwood Bacon is an United States film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, A Few Good Men , Stir of Echoes, Queens Logic, Wild Things, JFK , Murder in the First, Apollo 13 , Mystic River, The Woodsman, Footloose, Friday the 13th , Diner , and Balto ....
  • Code of Conduct (affiliate marketing) - Title of the 2002 agreement between affiliate networks
    Affiliate networks

    An affiliate network acts as an intermediary between publishers and Affiliate_programs. It allows website publishers to more easily find and participate in affiliate programs which are suitable for their website , and allows websites offering affiliate programs to reach a larger audience by promoting their affiliate programs to all of the p...
  • Code of Conduct (1999 book) - book by Kristine Smith
    Kristine Smith

    Kristine Smith is an American science fiction and fantasy author. In 2001 she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She lives in northern Illinois....
    , nominated for the 1999 Philip K. Dick Award


  • Code of Conduct (2008 book) - book by Rich Merritt
    Rich Merritt

    Richard Wayne Merritt is an author, blogger and attorney. Merritt is a speaker at universities, law schools and other civic organizations about topics ranging from issues on LGBT social movements to fundamentalism....