Zacharias (2009), “True Confessions About the Role of Lawyers in a Democracy”
This essay suggests that, in a very limited sphere, lawyers play a unique role in the protection of the rule of law.
This essay suggests that, in a very limited sphere, lawyers play a unique role in the protection of the rule of law.
Hendley argues that despite political interference in high-profile cases, ordinary Russians do engage with the legal system in everyday disputes, revealing a more nuanced and pragmatic relationship with the law than commonly assumed.
Since 1988, global shifts—driven by neoliberalism, globalization, technological change, and the fall of the Soviet bloc—have transformed the legal profession, prompting a comparative analysis of its structure, roles, and challenges across issues like diversity, ethics, access to justice, and legal education.
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.