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Conditions

Introduction

The Founding and Governing Code of Ethics shall delineate the conditions, principles, and required commitments for determining the ethics of your activities at The Ikoku Institute, and in this manner, shall ethically govern and guide the Agreement you shall enter into via any conduct or service relating to The Ikoku Institute. Please, therefore, take the time to read what follows carefully.

Your Ethics Agreements

Section 4.1.0. First, with respect to the Code of Ethics you shall legally agree to via your Agreement with the Codes and Policies, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.1.1. Ethics Policy, Basis
that the name of this Policy is the “Founding and Governing Code of Ethics of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs” (the “Code of Ethics” and the “Ethics”); that the nature of this Policy is to serve as the code of ethics of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs; and that the Code of Ethics consists of all conditions, principles, protections, and equivalent provisions for ethics in the Codes and Policies of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs (the “Codes and Policies” and the “Policies”) and The Ikoku Institute Conduct and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”), which therefore include, but are not limited to, those delineated below;
4.1.2. Ethics Policy, Agreement
that the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Institute via the Codes and Policies includes your legally equivalent agreement to the Code of Ethics;
4.1.3. Ethics Policy, Consent
that your consent to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent consent to the Code of Ethics;
4.1.4. Ethics Policy, Duties
that your duties to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent duties to the Code of Ethics;
4.1.5. Ethics Policy, Entry
that your entry into the Agreement includes your legally equivalent entry into the Code of Ethics, and similarly occurs whenever you commence or continue any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Institute;
4.1.6. Ethics Policy, Governance
that the governance of the Agreement and the Codes and Policies and your adherence to them when relating to The Ikoku Institute include your legally equivalent adherence to the Code of Ethics and its legally equivalent governance over all your conduct and service relating to The Ikoku Institute, in any way, either directly or indirectly, via any manner, means, method, or mode;
4.1.7. Ethics Policy, Legally Abiding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Code of Ethics, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
4.1.8. Ethics Policy, Legally Binding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Code of Ethics, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
4.1.9. Ethics Policy, Knowledge
and that your attestation about your awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Code of Ethics, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

Your Ethics Understandings

Section 4.2.0. Second, with respect to your understandings of the Code of Ethics, you shall covenant, represent, and warrant the following:

4.2.1. Ethics Understandings
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, specifically, such understandings of ethics protecting, providing for, and otherwise pertaining to the strictest interpretation and implementation of the Hippocratic Oath, the Nuremberg Code (1947), the Declaration of Helsinki (1964), the Belmont Report of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (1978), the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights (1997), the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data (2003), and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005);
4.2.2. Ethics Understandings, Conditions
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics conditions as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.3. Ethics Understandings, Definitions
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics definitions as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.4. Ethics Understandings, Practices
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics practices as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.5. Ethics Understandings, Principles
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics principles as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.6. Ethics Understandings, Processes
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics processes as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.7. Ethics Understandings, Rights
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics rights as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.8. Ethics Understandings, Safeguards
that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics safeguards and resulting protections as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.9. Ethics Understandings, Violations
and that you shall have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics breach, diminishment, incompatibility, infringement, and violation as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to not be brought about, in any way, by you.

Your Ethics Commitments

Section 4.3.0. Third, with respect to your commitments to the Code of Ethics, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.3.1. Ethics Commitments, Basis
that your commitment shall be the basis for any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with, or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Institute that you commence or continue — including via any of the Products or Services, or the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates — and that any such conduct or service is free of any incompatibility with The Ikoku Institute or violation of the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, or applicable law or regulation;
4.3.2. Ethics Commitments, Ethics
that this commitment shall include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Institute the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.3. Ethics Commitments, Conditions
that this commitment shall include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Institute the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics conditions, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.4. Ethics Commitments, Definitions
that this commitment shall include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Institute the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics definitions, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.5. Ethics Commitments, Principles
that this commitment shall include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Institute the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics principles, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.6. Ethics Commitments, Processes
that this commitment shall include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Institute the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics processes, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.7. Ethics Commitments, Rights
that this commitment shall include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Institute the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics rights, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.8. Ethics Commitments, Safeguards
that this commitment shall include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Institute the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics safeguards and resulting protections, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.9. Ethics Commitments, Duty, Practices
that you shall respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Code of Ethics and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to translate the above commitments into practices for adopting and applying policies pertaining to ethics; for adjudicating and determining compliance with the policies; and for fulfilling The Ikoku Institute’s own duties pertaining to ethics, ethics conditions, ethics definitions, ethics principles, ethics processes, ethics rights, and ethics safeguards and their resulting protections, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.10. Ethics Commitments, Duty, Protections
and that you also respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Code of Ethics and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to develop and enforce ethics protections derived from, first, applicable law and regulation, and second, from advances in ethics that protect persons in ways that go beyond what such law and regulation currently provides.
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Principles

Provision

The Code of Ethics shall require your adherence to the conditions above and correlative principles delineated below.

1 — Acknowledgement

Section 4.5.0. Acknowledgement — regarding a basic acknowledgement of each human being, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.5.1. Acknowledgement, Basis
that to be human and humane is to acknowledge in each and every human a humanness, humaneness, and humanity to be accepted and respected;
4.5.2. Acknowledgement, Corollary
that to be human and humane is to also treat all human beings humanly as well as humanely;
4.5.3. Acknowledgement, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous adherence to such acknowledgment and treatment of humans;
4.5.4. Acknowledgement, Conduct
that such acknowledgement and treatment of humans shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.5.5. Acknowledgement, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic acknowledgement and treatment of humans shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

2 — Alignment

Section 4.6.0. Alignment — regarding a basic alignment with the Humana Faith, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.6.1. Alignment, Basis
that a basic alignment with the Humana Faith shall be essential to The Ikoku Institute;
4.6.2. Alignment, Corollary
that such an alignment shall entail a set of faith-based commitments, delineated in the Conditions of Founding;
4.6.3. Alignment, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous adherence to such faith-based alignment and commitments;
4.6.4. Alignment, Conduct
that such alignment and commitments shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.6.5. Alignment, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic alignment with the Humana Faith shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

3 — Agreement

Section 4.7.0. Agreement — regarding a basic agreement with The Ikoku Institute, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.7.1. Agreement, Basis
that a basic agreement with the Codes and Policies of The Ikoku Institute — as originally made and amended only by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku — is essential to The Ikoku Institute;
4.7.2. Agreement, Corollary
that such an agreement shall entail agreeing with the formation, governance, and policies of The Ikoku Institute, as delineated in the Conditions of Founding, of Governance, and of Service;
4.7.3. Agreement, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous adherence to such agreement with the formation, governance, and policies;
4.7.4. Agreement, Conduct
that such agreement shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.7.5. Agreement, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic agreement with such formation, governance, and policies shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

4 — Administration

Section 4.8.0. Administration — regarding the administration of The Ikoku Institute, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.8.1. Administration, Basis
that the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, as a human being, shall have the rights to property, intellectual and real, and to administer as well as own The Ikoku Institute;
4.8.2. Administration, Corollary
that The Ikoku Institute, as a thusly legal person and property, shall have the rights to organization and protection under its administration and ownership solely and wholly by the Founder;
4.8.3. Administration, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as the rigorous adherence to such administration and ownership;
4.8.4. Administration, Conduct
that such administration and ownership shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.8.5. Administration, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to respect and uphold such administration and ownership shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

5 — Beneficence

Section 4.9.0. Beneficence — regarding the ethics of beneficence, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.9.1. Beneficence, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits beneficence;
4.9.2. Beneficence, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of beneficence;
4.9.3. Beneficence, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to determine and provide what is beneficial;
4.9.4. Beneficence, Conduct
that such commitment to beneficence shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.9.5. Beneficence, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to create, do, and provide what is beneficial shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

6 — Concern

Section 4.10.0. Concern — regarding the ethics of protective concern, or non-maleficence, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.10.1. Concern, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits the protective concern of non-maleficence;
4.10.2. Concern, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of the protective concern of non-maleficence;
4.10.3. Concern, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to determine and protect against what is harmful;
4.10.4. Concern, Conduct
that such commitment to the protective concern of non-maleficence shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.10.5. Concern, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to not create, do, or provide what is harmful shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

7 — Consent

Section 4.11.0. Consent — regarding the ethics of consent, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.11.1. Consent, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits opportunities to make decisions for one’s self;
4.11.2. Consent, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of opportunities to make decisions for one’s self;
4.11.3. Consent, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to provide humans opportunities for consent that is informed, meaningful and freely given;
4.11.4. Consent, Conduct
that such commitment to consent shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.11.5. Consent, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to facilitate informed, meaningful and freely given consent shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

8 — Care

Section 4.12.0. Care — regarding the ethics of care, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.12.1. Care, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits care and caring;
4.12.2. Care, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of care or caring;
4.12.3. Care, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to care and be cared for;
4.12.4. Care, Conduct
that such commitment to care shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.12.5. Care, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to care and caring shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

9 — Confidentiality

Section 4.13.0. Confidentiality — regarding the ethics of confidentiality, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.13.1. Confidentiality, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits confidentiality;
4.13.2. Confidentiality, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of confidentiality;
4.13.3. Confidentiality, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to provide and protect confidentiality, including the absolute confidentiality of inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
4.13.4. Confidentiality, Conduct
that such commitment to confidentiality shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.13.5. Confidentiality, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to confidentiality shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

10 — Dignity

Section 4.14.0. Dignity — regarding the ethics of dignity, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.14.1. Dignity, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits dignity, specifically, of the state and treatment of one’s person;
4.14.2. Dignity, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such dignity;
4.14.3. Dignity, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to treat humans with dignity worthy of their humanity;
4.14.4. Dignity, Conduct
that such commitment to dignity shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.14.5. Dignity, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to dignity shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

11 — Duty

Section 4.15.0. Duty — regarding the ethics of duty, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.15.1. Duty, Basis
that each norm or principle of ethics incurs a duty toward its fulfillment;
4.15.2. Duty, Corollary
that each principle of the Codes and Policies incurs a correlative duty toward its fulfillment;
4.15.3. Duty, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as facilitating the Founder and his appointed official persons in fulfilling duties of care, conduct, and service delineated by principles in the Codes and Policies;
4.15.4. Duty, Conduct
that such commitment to duty shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.15.5. Duty, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to duty shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

12 — Equality

Section 4.16.0. Equality — regarding the ethics of equality, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.16.1. Equality, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits equality, specifically, of their status under the law;
4.16.2. Equality, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such equality, whether in opportunity, protection, or treatment under such law;
4.16.3. Equality, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to not infringe each human’s equality under the law, including via reciprocity, and thus not doing to any human what is not done simultaneously to each and every human being, nor what would not be done to oneself or one’s most loved one;
4.16.4. Equality, Conduct
that such commitment to equality shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.16.5. Equality, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to equality shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

13 — Equipoise

Section 4.17.0. Equipoise — regarding the ethics of equipoise, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.17.1. Equipoise, Basis
that the humanity of each human innately deserves and merits priority over the interests of a community and of knowledge or its application;
4.17.2. Equipoise, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such priority and equipoise;
4.17.3. Equipoise, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as refraining from the instrumental use or utility of humans as means to others’s ends, including from harmful, inhumane, undue or unequal burden, treatment, or use of any human for the common or greater gain or good;
4.17.4. Equipoise, Conduct
that such commitment to equipoise shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.17.5. Equipoise, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to equipoise shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

14 — Freedom

Section 4.18.0. Freedom — regarding the ethics of freedom, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.18.1. Freedom, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits freedom, specifically, the basic civil freedoms accorded by state government;
4.18.2. Freedom, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such freedoms;
4.18.3. Freedom, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to not infringe each human’s freedoms under government, and also the absolute freedom of inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
4.18.4. Freedom, Conduct
that such commitment to freedom shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.18.5. Freedom, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to freedom shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

15 — Honor

Section 4.19.0. Honor — regarding the ethics of honor, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.19.1. Honor, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits honor, specifically, of wishes concerning one’s person;
4.19.2. Honor, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such honor;
4.19.3. Honor, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to honor humans’s wishes concerning their person;
4.19.4. Honor, Conduct
that such commitment to honor shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.19.5. Honor, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to honor shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

16 — Inclusion

Section 4.20.0. Inclusion — regarding the ethics of inclusion, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.20.1. Inclusion, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits inclusion, specifically, due accommodation of ableness and due recognition of diversity;
4.20.2. Inclusion, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such inclusion;
4.20.3. Inclusion, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to include humans via due accommodation and recognition;
4.20.4. Inclusion, Conduct
that such commitment to inclusion shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.20.5. Inclusion, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to inclusion shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

17 — Justice

Section 4.21.0. Justice — regarding the ethics of justice, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.21.1. Justice, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits justice, specifically, due process and lawfulness;
4.21.2. Justice, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such justice;
4.21.3. Justice, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to comply with applicable laws, policies, and regulations, and refrain from expediency over humans’s rights;
4.21.4. Justice, Conduct
that such commitment to justice shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.21.5. Justice, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to justice shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

18 — Liberty

Section 4.22.0. Liberty — regarding the ethics of liberty, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.22.1. Liberty, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits liberty, specifically, the civil liberties accorded by state government;
4.22.2. Liberty, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such liberty;
4.22.3. Liberty, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to not infringe each human’s liberties under government, and also the absolute liberty of inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
4.22.4. Liberty, Conduct
that such commitment to liberty shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.22.5. Liberty, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to liberty shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

19 — Privacy

Section 4.23.0. Privacy — regarding the ethics of privacy, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.23.1. Privacy, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits privacy;
4.23.2. Privacy, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of privacy;
4.23.3. Privacy, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to provide and protect privacy, including the absolute privacy of inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
4.23.4. Privacy, Conduct
that such commitment to privacy shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.23.5. Privacy, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to privacy shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

20 — Respect

Section 4.24.0. Respect — regarding the ethics of respect, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.24.1. Respect, Basis
that each human innately deserves and merits respect, specifically, for one’s person and personhood;
4.24.2. Respect, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such respect;
4.24.3. Respect, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to respect the person and personhood of humans, especially where vulnerable populations are concerned;
4.24.4. Respect, Conduct
that such commitment to respect shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.24.5. Respect, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to respect shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

21 — Responsibility

Section 4.25.0. Responsibility — regarding the ethics of responsibility, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.25.1. Responsibility, Basis
that each norm or principle of ethics incurs a responsibility toward its fulfillment;
4.25.2. Responsibility, Corollary
that each principle of the Codes and Policies incurs a correlative responsibility toward its fulfillment;
4.25.3. Responsibility, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as facilitating the Founder and his appointed official persons in fulfilling responsibilities of care, conduct, and service delineated by principles in the Codes and Policies;
4.25.4. Responsibility, Conduct
that such commitment to responsibility shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.25.5. Responsibility, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to responsibility shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.

22 — Value

Section 4.26.0. Value — regarding the ethics of value, you shall understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.26.1. Value, Basis
that each human deserves and merits an opportunity to exercise a capacity to form, inform, and reform a set of values, which shall entail not only abiding by but also examining, promoting, and providing value;
4.26.2. Value, Corollary
that no human deserves or merits an absence of opportunity to value for self and others;
4.26.3. Value, Condition
that, as a condition of engaging with The Ikoku Institute, you shall commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into values and how best to evaluate and value, for self and others, entailing case-based, evidence-based, practice-based, principle-based as well as value-based inquiries;
4.26.4. Value, Conduct
that such approach to value shall be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Ikoku Institute;
4.26.5. Value, Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to valuism — as further defined and interpreted by the Founder — shall govern and guide your activities relating to The Ikoku Institute as well as your adherence to the Codes and Policies.
World on Fabric (Jack Stapleton)

Policies

Provision

As stated, earlier, the governance of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs shall be, in important part, conducted via the Codes and Policies below:

Ikoku Institute Agreement

Section 4.28.0. The Ikoku Institute Conduct and Service Agreement, which:

4.28.1. Collectively Governing
shall consist of several Codes and Policies that shall collectively govern all conduct and service in any way relating to The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs.
4.28.2. Collectively Including
shall collectively include the Basic Policies — the Conditions and Terms of Founding, the Conditions and Terms of Governance, the Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service, and the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics — as well as all other codes and polices, associated as the Correlative Policies.
4.28.3. Available Below
are made available further below.

Conditions of Founding

— 4.29.0. Conditions and Terms of Founding of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs (HTML)

 

 

Conditions of Governance

— 4.30.0. Conditions and Terms of Governance of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs (HTML)

Conditions of Service

— 4.31.0. Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs (HTML)

 

Founding Ethics

— 4.32.0. Founding and Governing Code of Ethics of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs (HTML)

 

All Policies

— 4.33.0. All Policies of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs (HTML)

Conclusion

— Code of Ethics

— 4.34.1. All of the aforementioned in this section shall constitute the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs (the “Code of Ethics” and “Ethics”) and shall form an integral part of the Codes and Policies of The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs as well as The Ikoku Institute Conduct and Service Agreement you may enter into with The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs.

— Concerns and Questions

— 4.34.2. Please report any concerns about code or policy violations, and send any questions you may have regarding the Code of Ethics or The Ikoku Institute Conduct and Service Agreement, to policies@ikokuphilanthropies.com.

— Concluding

— 4.34.3. And as a concluding aviso and proviso, you are informed as well as reminded of the following:

Concluding, Agreeing
that by commencing or continuing any conduct or service relating to The Alvan Ikoku Institute for International Affairs — in any way, either directly or indirectly, and via any manner, means, method, or mode — you shall enter into The Ikoku Institute Conduct and Service Agreement and shall abide by and be legally bound by the Policy conditions, principles, protections, and terms described above, and the Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.
Concluding, Construing
and that nothing in this Policy or in the Codes and Policies — and no conduct or service relating to The Ikoku Institute or the Founder — shall be construed or interpreted by any entity, office, or person as in any way allowing, authorizing, awarding, contracting, delegating, distributing, dividing, donating, duplicating, making free or public, or otherwise sharing any aspect of The Ikoku Institute or of its administration, ownership, or equivalent, all of which shall be and remain under the sole administration and ownership of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.
World on Arm, Ohio, USA (Don Ross III)
World on Paper, Kiev, Ukraine (Marjan Blan)
World on Textile, California, USA (Tim Mossholder)
World on Wood (Brett Zeck)

Also at the Institute

The Ikoku Institute is dedicated to affairs of foreign, global and international concern as they pertain to interest, knowledge, and policy — in Africa and across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, the Institute provides the following:

I.

Global Interest

An institute that studies and serves foreign, international and ultimately global interest in Africa and co-existing polities — via attention to issues in governance, industry, law, and politics that affect lives and societies across and within borders.

II.

Global Knowledge

An institute that seeks to advance foreign, international and ultimately global knowledge of Africa and co-existing polities — via attention to issues in education, information, and research that inform lives and societies across and within borders.

III.

Global Policy

An institute that furthers foreign, international and ultimately global policies for Africa and co-existing polities — via attention to constitutional, cooperative, and covenantal forms and reforms that govern lives and societies across and within borders.

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