Luban, David, 1949-

Legal ethics and human dignity / David Luban - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 - xii, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in philosophy and law .

Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. I. The ethics in legal ethics. The adversary system excuse ; Lawyers as upholders of human dignity (when they aren't busy assaulting it) -- pt. II. The jurisprudence of legal ethics. Natural law as professional ethics: a reading of Fuller ; A different nightmare and a different dream ; The torture lawyers of Washington -- pt. III. Moral complications and moral psychology. Contrived ignorance ; The ethics of wrongful obedience ; Integrity: its causes and cures -- pt. IV. Moral messiness in professional life. A midrash on Rabbi Shaffer and Rabbi Trollope.

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Legal ethics
Dignity
Human rights