NSPE Code Section III.2.d. Encouraged Language Ambiguity
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/83#NSPE_Code_Section_III.2.d._Encouraged_Language_Ambiguity
Properties
Instance of
EncouragedvsMandatoryCodeProvisionTensionState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EncouragedvsMandatoryCodeProvisionTensionState
Active period
From July 2007 modification of Section III.2.d. from 'shall' to 'are encouraged' through Board of Ethical Review first-impression analysis
Affected parties
All NSPE member engineers
Engineer A
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Confidence
0.82
Importance
high
Subject
NSPE Code Section III.2.d. sustainable development provision as modified in July 2007
Terminated by
Board of Ethical Review issuance of interpretive opinion treating encouraged provision as supplementary to mandatory provisions
Triggering event
NSPE House of Delegates vote in July 2007 modifying mandatory 'shall' language to encouraged 'are encouraged' language in Section III.2.d.
Urgency level
medium
Source Evidence
Source text
engineers are encouraged to adhere to the principles of sustainable development in order to protect the environment for future generations
Text references
engineers are encouraged to adhere to the principles of sustainable development in order to protect the environment for future generations
the NSPE Board of Ethical Review will review this language as a matter of first impression and in the context of other language in the NSPE Code and earlier NSPE Board of Ethical Review Opinions
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
83
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T18:56:41.372529+00:00
First case
83
Generated
2026-02-27T18:56:41.372529+00:00
Attributed to
Case 83 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T19:15:08.290438
Generated by
ProEthica Case 83 Extraction