Ethics and law an introduction

"Can someone be a good person yet act in a professional role that may involve deception, procedural trickery, withholding information, and working on behalf of terrible people and institutions? This question is at the heart of legal ethics. Using cases from around the common law world, W. Bradl...

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Main Author: Wendel, W. Bradley
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
Series:Cambridge applied ethics
Subjects:
Legal ethics.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Online Access:http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/42568/cover/9781107042568.jpg
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505 1 |a Part I. Lawyers, Ethics, and the Law -- Defining the problem -- Justifying principles of professional ethics -- The adversary system -- The nature of law and why it matters -- Legal obligation and authority -- Unjust laws and legal systems -- Part II. The Many Roles of Lawyers -- Criminal defense and the problem of client selection -- Prosecutors -- Civil litigation -- Counseling clients -- Representing corporations: lawyers as gatekeepers?. 
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