The ethics of lawyers

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The ethics of lawyers

edited by David Luban

(The international library of essays in law and legal theory, Areas ; 25)

Dartmouth, c1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This text discusses the moral obligations and responsibilities of the lawyer in the relationship with the client. It also examines the ethical aspects of different areas of the law and legal practice.

Table of Contents

  • Lawyers as professionals - some moral issues, Richard Wasserstrom
  • the lawyer as friend - the moral foundations of the lawyer-client relation, Charles Fried
  • correspondence - the lawyer as friend, Edward Dauer and Arthur Leff
  • the lawyer's amoral ethical role - a defence, a problem, and some possibilities, Stephen L. Pepper
  • the adversary system excuse, David Luban
  • moral responsibility in professional ethics, Gerald Postema
  • the ideology of advocacy - procedural justice and professional ethics, William H. Simon
  • ethical perspectives on legal practice, Deborah L. Rhode
  • the legal ethics of radical individualism, Thomas Shaffer
  • living in the law, Anthony T. Kronman
  • Portia in a different voice, Carrie Menkel-Meadow
  • lawyers and monopolists, aristocrats and entrepreneurs, Mark Osiel.

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