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Legal ethics should be far more than a set of rules on professional responsibility; they can serve as a means for changing power relations, empowering the disenfranchised, and advocating progressive social change. Lawyers' Ethics and the Pursuit of Social Justice broadens the discussion on legal ethics by first introducing the historical and theoretical background and then connecting it to real world issues while addressing lawyers' ethical obligations to work for social justice.

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Excellant Read for anyone interested in law's role in the pursuit of justice
This is by far the best book on the subject primarily because of the careful attention paid to presenting a broad variety of perspectives on and strategies for achieving justice. Taken as whole this book is a great historical road map of the various ways lawyers have participated in bettering the material conditions of the lives of the underrepresented and marginalized. This is the perfect book for anyone who is interested in the law and social change.

Great collection of essays for teaching
This volume is a welcome addition to the teaching materials on legal ethics.It pulls together a diverse collection of important writing on the subject of lawyers and social justice. It includes both older "classics" and newer emerging voices and perspectives.And it includes writing from a range of academic perspectives--legal history, moral philosophy, critical theory, and clinical scholarship--that are rarely pulled together in one place.Although each selection is severely edited, they are packaged and juxtaposed in ways that distill the different perspectives represented by each author.As a result, the collection presents the deeper questions that legal ethicists are asking to the reader in a way that makes the questions both accessible and challenging.The introductory material and discussion questions that frame each section are thoughtful and provocative.As someone who teaches law students in both legal ethics classes and in hands-on clinical courses, I am very pleased to see this book and can't wait to use it, because I think it will provide a perfect vehicle for helping my students think about their professional roles and responsibilities as lawyers.

Not just for lawyers
I am not a lawyer and I don't much like lawyers, but I picked this book up in my local book store and I was amazed.It actually discusses the ways in which some lawyers have understood their work as a way of furthering social justice.I loved the parts about how lawyers helped the NAACP achieve civil rights for African-Americans, and also the parts about how lawyers have developed theories that connect lawyering with civil rights, feminism, critical race theory and poverty rights.If more lawyers thought this way, we'd have a much more just society.The introduction says the book is intended in part for use in law school in lawyers' ethics classes, and I hope it is used for this.But it is fascinating reading for nonlawyers interested in law and social justice too. ... Read more

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The last two decades have brought unprecedented changes in the practice of law in America. Lawyers have been forced to evaluate self-consciously what they do and why. This collection of eight essays examines the relationship between these changes and the professional ideals of American lawyers. Each paper analyzes how lawyers' ideas about professionalism may help explain the behavior of practicing lawyers and may suggest directions for reform of the profession. ... Read more

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Beneficial to the introductory law or philosophy student, "Ethics and the Legal Profession" comprises a selection of articles by eminent philosophers and lawyers that explore confrontations in the daily practice of law, employing in-depth case studies. The text is divided into six sections, each dealing with an important issue: The Structure of the Profession; The Moral Critique of Professionalism; The Adversary System; Conflict of Interest; Client Confidences; and, The Provision of Legal Services. Provoking questions on moral and professional responsibility, the ideology and tyranny of advocacy, and the professional's right to case refusal are approached. The introduction to each section sets the stage for the paper to follow. Following each section is a summary and a list of suggested readings for further understanding. Readings have been selected to give a historical perspective showing a revolution in philosophy, conceptual analysis, and moral reasoning - due to the growing consensus about the need for some measure of reform in the legal profession.This study of ethics can help students and professionals draw a sharper distinction between ethical and technical judgements, and help them to become clearer about the meaning of moral discourse in the workplace. The book would make excellent reading in a law or philosophy course in professional responsibility. ... Read more

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In today's highly competitive accounting environment, liability is the biggest fear. A major liability loss can severely damage or cause the complete failure of large and small accounting firms alike. Revealing the broad spectrum of liability danger, here is a practical, easy-to-read book that tells how public accountants can steer clear of liability danger. ... Read more

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This collection of sixteen landmark cases in the recent history of medical ethics can be used on such courses as medical ethics, bioethics, nursing ethics, and ethics and contemporary issues. Offering a unique approach to the study of such issues as euthanasia, abortion, animal rights, in vitro fertilization, and AIDS testing, the book presents the clinical facts of famous cases, introduces the ethical dilemmas they present, and describes how different philosophers respond. ... Read more

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Substancial philosphical look at medical ethics.
Excellent philosophy, but falls short... ... Read more

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Taking the novel position of dealing with law, classical rhetoric and feminism concurrently, this book considers the effects of beliefs about language on those who attempt to theorize about and use law to accomplish practical and political purposes. The author employs Aristotle's terminology to analyze economic and literary schools of thought in the US legal academy, noting the implicit language theory underlying claims by major thinkers in each school about the nature of law and its relationship to justice. The underlying assumption is that, as law can only work through language, beliefs about its relationship to justice are determined by assumptions about the nature of language. In addition, the author provides an alternative, feminist rhetoric that, being focused on the production of texts rather than their interpretation, offers a practical ethic of intervention. ... Read more

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This book is a collection of essays from leading figures in the field of medical law and ethics in honour of Professor Ken Mason, one of the most eminent scholars in the area. The wide-ranging contents and the standing of the contributors mean that this collection will be an invaluable resource for anyone studying or working in medical law or medical ethics. ... Read more

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A collection of essays by esteemed professionals - highly recommended for anyone interested in the area
Compiled as a lasting testimony to Professor Ken Mason, internationally renowned in medical law and medical ethics, this book provides a collection of essays written by esteemed professionals in the area of law, ethics and healthcare around the world.The content is as interesting as it is varied and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the field, both professional and public. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: West in 1917 in 653 pages; Subjects: Legal ethics; Law / General; Law / Ethics & Professional Responsibility; Law / Legal Profession; ... Read more

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Subtitle: A Selected List, Classified and Annotated, of Publications Relating to Law Literature, Law Study and Legal EthicsPublisher: Baker, Voohis ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Callaghan & company in 1920 in 283 pages; Subjects: Legal ethics; History / General; Law / Ethics & Professional Responsibility; Law / Legal Profession; ... Read more

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This work presents a range of issues in law, medicine and ethics. Subjects covered include: professional ethics and business ethics; health rights, ethics and justice; refusal of consent to medical treatment of children; sterilization and minors; and maternal/foetal conflict. ... Read more

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Forensic evidence is often crucial to the result of legal proceedings, but the significance of forensic medicine extends far beyond the criminal trial. This new edition has been substantially rewritten. Chapters have been added reflecting advances in technology during the past decade. Other new chapters cover statutory provisions dealing with problems which were unknown, or did not loom large when the first edition was published. The book now provides the essential information required by medical and allied professionals to understand the issues presented by the legal and ethical framework within which they practise. "...a splendid work of the highest quality...its practical approach to problems in the field and an extensive bibliography give it a worldwide usefulness" - The late Professor Keith Simpson in a review of the first edition ... Read more

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Ethics and regulation have become catchwords of the late 1990s, yet relatively little has been written about the ethical discourse and regulation of the legal professions in England and Wales. This book represents the first attempt to subject the ethical discourse of the English legal professions to in-depth analysis and sustained critique. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1913.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more