Legal Ethics

Literature Review on Legal Ethics and the Public Good

In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Christina M. Bellon offers the following summary about the topic of Legal Ethics and the Public Good: Legal ethics refers to the body of codes and, in some cases, statutes that define and regulate the professional practice of law. Legal ethics also has a normative meaning expressed in the branch of applied or professional ethics that studies the connection between legal practice and the principles that should govern such practice. These two aspects of legal ethics are not independent of one another. This is most clearly evident when existing codes of conduct are revised or modified to better express the legal profession's or society's views about what those ethical standards ought to be.

Introduction

Legal Ethics

This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of legal ethics, with a description of the most significant features of legal ethics at international level.

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References (Papers)

• Surrogate Lawyering: Legal Guidance, Sans Lawyers, Paul R Tremblay, Oct 2017
• The Professional, Fall 2017, Henry Latimer Center For Professionalism, Oct 2017
• A Report On The Morals And Manners Of Advocates, Henry G. Miller, Sep 2017
• “Whistle . . . And You've Got An Audience”, Amanda C. Leiter, Aug 2017
• The Bystander During The Holocaust, Robert A. Goldberg, Aug 2017
• Yikes! Was I Wrong? A Second Look At The Viability Of Monitoring Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Celestine Richards Mcconville, Jul 2017

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Notes and References

1. Entry about Legal Ethics and the Public Good in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2015, Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom)

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Further Reading

• Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018, Springer International Publishing, Germany)