This article critiques the default assumption that government lawyers share the same ethical duties as private lawyers and proposes a new framework grounded in a democratic understanding of law and justice.
The article argues that lawyers have a professional responsibility to understand and support democracy, not because it is perfect, but because their role is essential to improving and sustaining it.
Analyzes the role of investigators in the Russian criminal justice process.
An analysis of the roles that attorneys have played in facilitating democratic backsliding internationally to draw lessons for the American legal ethics regime.
Tracks the evolution of the legal profession in Russia. Includes a translation of the post-Soviet law on the legal profession.
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.
Glendon outlines the changes within the legal system and offers her assessment of the people and ideas that are transforming our law-dependent culture.