Legal Ethics and the Attorney General

A Canadian Analysis

Andrew Flavelle Martin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2025
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-5473-6 (ISBN)

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This book examines the position of the Attorney General in Canada, emphasizing the ethical standards they must uphold as lawyers and the importance of professional accountability in maintaining the rule of law.

In Canada, the Attorney General holds a complex and unique role within the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. Despite this key position, there is relatively little knowledge and understanding of the role and professional responsibilities of the Attorney General among the public, the media, policymakers, and politicians – including at least some Attorney Generals themselves. Legal Ethics and the Attorney General adopts a doctrinal approach to examine and explain how legal ethics, and particularly the law of lawyering, applies to the Attorney General.

The book illustrates that, while the role of the Attorney General is unique, the individual occupying this position practises law and should be held to the same standards as any other lawyer. It addresses common misconceptions: that the Attorney General is not truly a lawyer, that actions deemed wrongful for other lawyers may not be considered wrongful for the Attorney General, or that the accountability measures appropriate for lawyers do not apply to the Attorney General.

Ultimately, Legal Ethics and the Attorney General reveals the importance of the accountability of the Attorney General, especially to the provincial and territorial law societies that serve as regulators of the legal profession. This accountability is essential not only for upholding the rule of law but also for enabling these societies to fulfil their statutory mandates to regulate the legal profession in the public interest.

Andrew Flavelle Martin is an assistant professor in the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Allan Rock
Foreword
M.J. Bryant

1. Introduction: The Attorney General and the Practice of Law

Part I: Complexity
2. Complexity: The Duty to Encourage Respect for the Administration of Justice
3. Complexity: The Cross-Appointed Attorney General
4. Complexity: Resignation

Part II: Accountability
5. Accountability: Immunity to Law Society Discipline
6. Accountability: The Non-Lawyer Attorney General
7. Accountability: Alternatives to Law Society Discipline

8. Conclusion: Accountability, Integrity, and Self-Respect

Notes
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	14.05.2025
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 235 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4875-5473-7 / 1487554737
ISBN-13	978-1-4875-5473-6 / 9781487554736
Zustand	Neuware