Alternative Perspectives on Lawyers and Legal Ethics: Reimagining the Profession

ISBN-13: 9780415813174 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 294 str.

Reid Mortensen; Francesca Bartlett; Kieran Tranter

Opis

This volume provides insights into legal culture and ethics in a range of countries and makes connections between countries providing valuable insights into developments in the profession at the local and global level.

Spis treści

1. Introduction, Francesca Bartlett, Reid Mortensen and Kieran Tranter  2. Global Continental Shifts to a New Governance Paradigm in Lawyer Regulation and Consumer Protection: Riding the Wave, Judith L. Maute  3. Our Common Future: The Imperative for Contextual Ethics in a Connected World, Vivien Holmes and Simon Rice  4. The Emperor’s New Clothes: From Atticus Finch to Denny Crane, Paula Baron  5. Doing Good by Stealth: Professional Ethics and Moral Choices in The Verdict and Regarding Henry, Rachel Spencer  6. Solicitors as Imagined Masculine, Family Mediators as Fictive Feminine and the Hybridization of Divorce Solicitors, Lisa Webley  7. Stein’s Ethic of Care: An Alternative Perspective to Reflections on Women Lawyering, Elizabeth Gachenga  8. Gender, Ethics and the Discretion Not to Prosecute in the ‘Interests of Justice’ Under The Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court, Tina Dolgopol  9. Exploring the Potential of Contextual Ethics in Mediation, Rachael Field  10. Nefarious Conduct and the ‘Fit and Proper Person’ Test, Duncan Webb  11. Legal Ethics and Regulatory Legitimacy: Regulating Lawyers for Personal Misconduct, Alice Woolley  12. The Problem of Mental Ill-Health in the Profession and a Suggested Solution, Michelle Sharp

O autorze

Reid Mortensen is Professor of Law at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

Francesca Bartlett is a Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia.

Kieran Tranter is a Senior Lecturer and Managing Editor of the Griffith Law Review at Griffith University, Australia.