Profession ban
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Profession ban is law
, laws or practice, which means that a person is hindered to perform one or more occupations. There is also another meaning of the term profession ban, namely: profession ban may prevail even if a ban
does not exist. For profession ban may also mean that someone is prevented from exercising a profession because of the existence of obligations, duties
and similar, which require specific qualifications or license
, and that the requirements are of a different nature than the requirements of competence
.
If a person is prevented from exercising a profession only for the same one is incompetent you probably therefore not call it a profession ban. It is for reasons other than competence as a person or group is subject to profession ban, such as any regime
that wants to impede or stop any political, cultural or ethnic (or any other) person, group or sex.
A typical penalty is that some criminals
are condemned to certain profession bans, thus prohibiting them from performing certain professions. Occupation Prohibition may exist in different degrees, some are more radical than others, thus more prolonged or extensive than others. At martial law
, for example during war, laws on profession ban may be changed or become radical, see martial law
.
In some states there is legislation enforcing profession bans (such as is in Saudi Arabia). Profession bans and the like are known far back in history. For example, in the Roman Empire
, Jews
were not allowed to perform medical care and they were not allowed to handle food for non-Jews. Radical legislation has existed in many regimes, not only in communist- and nazi-regimes. Radical legislation is currently active in, for example, Israel
where non-Jews can’t perform certain professions, and one must even be of certain descent to perform certain professions or use certain rights. In most countries, it may be possible to convert to "right" ideology or religion to be able to perform all professions, but it is not always easy to be "approved", even if one has changed one's mind. Another example is Sweden
. There you earlier must be Lutheran Christian
to have some key positions. And one must still be that to be regent
in Sweden. Similar laws exist in many states.
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, laws or practice, which means that a person is hindered to perform one or more occupations. There is also another meaning of the term profession ban, namely: profession ban may prevail even if a ban
Ban (law)
A ban is, generally, any decree that prohibits something.Bans are formed for the prohibition of activities within a certain political territory. Some see this as a negative act and others see it as maintaining the "status quo"...
does not exist. For profession ban may also mean that someone is prevented from exercising a profession because of the existence of obligations, duties
Duty
Duty is a term that conveys a sense of moral commitment to someone or something. The moral commitment is the sort that results in action and it is not a matter of passive feeling or mere recognition...
and similar, which require specific qualifications or license
License
The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun license or licence refers to that permission as well as to the document recording that permission.A license may be granted by a party to another party as an element of an agreement...
, and that the requirements are of a different nature than the requirements of competence
Competence (human resources)
Competence is the ability of an individual to perform a job properly. A competency is a set of defined behaviors that provide a structured guide enabling the identification, evaluation and development of the behaviors in individual employees. As defined, the term "competence" first appeared in...
.
If a person is prevented from exercising a profession only for the same one is incompetent you probably therefore not call it a profession ban. It is for reasons other than competence as a person or group is subject to profession ban, such as any regime
Regime
The word regime refers to a set of conditions, most often of a political nature.-Politics:...
that wants to impede or stop any political, cultural or ethnic (or any other) person, group or sex.
A typical penalty is that some criminals
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
are condemned to certain profession bans, thus prohibiting them from performing certain professions. Occupation Prohibition may exist in different degrees, some are more radical than others, thus more prolonged or extensive than others. At martial law
Martial law
Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
, for example during war, laws on profession ban may be changed or become radical, see martial law
Martial law
Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
.
In some states there is legislation enforcing profession bans (such as is in Saudi Arabia). Profession bans and the like are known far back in history. For example, in the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
were not allowed to perform medical care and they were not allowed to handle food for non-Jews. Radical legislation has existed in many regimes, not only in communist- and nazi-regimes. Radical legislation is currently active in, for example, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
where non-Jews can’t perform certain professions, and one must even be of certain descent to perform certain professions or use certain rights. In most countries, it may be possible to convert to "right" ideology or religion to be able to perform all professions, but it is not always easy to be "approved", even if one has changed one's mind. Another example is Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. There you earlier must be Lutheran Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
to have some key positions. And one must still be that to be regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
in Sweden. Similar laws exist in many states.