Ethics and law : an introduction / W. Bradley Wendel

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Wendel, W. Bradley

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge applied ethicsPublication details: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: x, 251 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781107617247 (pbk.)
1107617243 (pbk.)
9781107042568 (hbk.)
1107042569 (hbk.)

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Part I. Lawyers, ethics, and the law: 1. Defining the problem -- 2. Justifying principles of professional ethics -- 3. The adversary system -- 4. The nature of law and why it matters -- 5. Legal obligation and authority -- 6. Unjust laws and legal systems -- Part II. The many roles of lawyers -- 7. Criminal defense and the problem of client selection -- 8. Prosecutors -- 9. Civil litigation -- 10. Counseling clients -- 11. Representing corporations: lawyers as gatekeepers?

Summary: "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. Bradley Wendel looks at issues including confidentiality, the moral responsibility of lawyers, and truth and deception in advocacy. He then examines the classic questions of philosophy of law, including the nature of law, positivism, natural law, the relationship between law and morality, unjust legal systems, and the obligation to obey the law. Finally he considers the ethical issues surrounding the role of lawyers, including criminal defense and prosecution, civil litigation, counseling clients on the law, and representing corporations. Combining the theoretical, philosophical and practical, his book will be of vital interest to students of law, the philosophy of law, ethics, and political philosophy"-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf	UMPLIB PEKAN	K123 .W46 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0000093499

Includes bibliographical references and index

"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. Bradley Wendel looks at issues including confidentiality, the moral responsibility of lawyers, and truth and deception in advocacy. He then examines the classic questions of philosophy of law, including the nature of law, positivism, natural law, the relationship between law and morality, unjust legal systems, and the obligation to obey the law. Finally he considers the ethical issues surrounding the role of lawyers, including criminal defense and prosecution, civil litigation, counseling clients on the law, and representing corporations. Combining the theoretical, philosophical and practical, his book will be of vital interest to students of law, the philosophy of law, ethics, and political philosophy"-- Provided by publisher