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Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Butler (2011), The Russian Legal Practitioner

Posted on April 10, 2025

Tracks the evolution of the legal profession in Russia. Includes a translation of the post-Soviet law on the legal profession.

Posted in Bibliography of Scholarly Work, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Structure of the Legal ProfessionTagged Butler, Europe, Russia

Wald (2025), The Role of Lawyers in Mature Democracies When the Rule of Law is Under Attack

Posted on April 9, 2025

A deep dive into the argument for how lawyers, particularly in mature legal systems, must move beyond passive roles and actively defend the rule of law in response to growing threats to democratic principles.

Posted in Bibliography of Scholarly Work, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Politics Within the Legal ProfessionTagged North America, United States of America, Wald

Glendon (1996), A Nation Under Lawyers: How the Crisis in the Legal Profession Is Transforming American Society

Posted on April 9, 2025

Glendon outlines the changes within the legal system and offers her assessment of the people and ideas that are transforming our law-dependent culture.

Posted in Bibliography of Scholarly Work, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Structure of the Legal ProfessionTagged Glendon, North America, United States of America
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