The Practice of Justice
A Theory of Lawyers' Ethics
Published on 1. July 2009
265 pages
978-0-674-04366-4 (ISBN)
Description
Should a lawyer keep a client's secrets even when disclosure would exculpate a person wrongly accused of a crime? When can lawyers justifiably make procedural maneuvers that defeat substantive rights? Simon offers a fresh look at these and other traditional questions about the ethics of lawyering.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04366-4 (9780674043664)
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Person
William H. Simon is Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law at Stanford University.
Content
Contents 1. Introduction 2. A Right to Injustice 3. Justice in the Long Run 4. Should Lawyers Obey the Law? 5. Legal Professionalism as Meaningful Work 6. Legal Ethics as Contextual Judgememt 7. Is Criminal Defense Different? 8. Institutionalizing Ethics Notes Further Reading Acknowledgments Index
