Author

Publication

2007 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

84,250 words, Guess

Page Count

337 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number181421206
  • Better World Books9780521862851
  • Better World BooksP9-BRS-824
  • Open LibraryOL22765856M

Classifications

  • LCCK123
  • LCCK123 .L83 2007
  • LCCK123 .L83x 2007

Description

David Luban is one of the world's leading scholars of legal ethics. In this collection of his most significant papers from the past twenty-five years, he ranges over such topics as the moral psychology of organisational evil, the strengths and weaknesses of the adversary system, and jurisprudence from the lawyer's point of view. His discussion combines philosophical argument, legal analysis and many cases drawn from actual law practice, and he defends a theory of legal ethics that focuses on lawyers' role in enhancing human dignity and human rights. In addition to an analytical introduction, the volume includes two major previously unpublished papers, including a detailed critique of the US government lawyers who produced the notorious 'torture memos'. It will be of interest to a wide range of readers in both philosophy and law.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Legal ethics and human dignityCambridge University Press2007-01-01

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