Böcker i Routledge Research in Legal Ethics-serien

Discusses the teaching of 'legal ethics', arguing that the formal rules governing lawyers are inadequate, as true engagement with ethical issues requires lawyers to exercise judgment, and therefore there is a need to rethink the aims, scope and methodology of 'legal ethics education.

The book features important contributions taking contemporary and non-mainstream perspectives on legal ethics and the legal profession. The 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.

This volume offers a comprehensive review of legal ethics as an international movement. Contributors include many of the key participants to the legal ethics field from all over the world and many of the recognised emerging thinkers, taking stock of the last thirty years of legal ethics practice and scholarship.

The book features important contributions taking contemporary and non-mainstream perspectives on legal ethics and the legal profession. The 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.