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Simon William H. <1947-> |
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Titolo |
The practice of justice [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of lawyers' ethics / / William H. Simon |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1998 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 253p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Practice of law - United States - Philosophy |
Legal ethics - United States - Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Right to Injustice -- 3 Justice in the Long Run -- 4 Should Lawyers 0 bey the Law? -- 5 Legal Professionalism as Meaningful Work -- 6 Legal Ethics as Contextual Judgment -- 7 Is Criminal Defense Different? -- 8 Institutionalizing Ethics -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Should a lawyer keep a client's secret even when disclosure would exculpate a person wrongly accused of crime? The Practice of Justice is a fresh look at this and other traditional questions about the ethics of lawyering. |
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