Why Lawyers Behave As They Do

Paul G. Haskell (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
9780367313982 (ISBN)

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In this book, the author explains the professional rules that govern how lawyers behave and that permit—or require—conduct that laypersons may find unethical. In his criticism of the traditional role of lawyers, he proposes an alternative—and controversial—model of behavior.

Over the past five years, the American Bar Association and legal educators themselves have been expanding the discussion of professional responsibility. Traditionalists state that lawyers must maximize the gain for their client regardless of whether that means turning a blind eye to behavior or facts which may serve justice but hinder the client's

Paul G. Haskell is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Preface -- The Behavior of Lawyers -- The Lawyer's Service on Behalf of an Immoral Objective -- The Morality of the Means -- A Troubled Profession -- Appendix: Excerpts from Professional Rules

Erscheinungsdatum	02.09.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-13	9780367313982 / 9780367313982
Zustand	Neuware