The Ethics Project In Legal Education (routledge Research In Legal Ethics)

Annotation The contributions in this volume suggest that "the ethics project in legal education" is increasingly an international one. Even though the strength of commitment by both the profession and the legal academy to "ethics learning" within law schools varies, two fundamental questions confront all who work in this area. First, what is it that we want our students to learn (or, perhaps, in what manner do we want our students to develop) from the teaching of "legal ethics"? Second, how can we create a learning environment that will encourage the nature and quality of learning we think is important? All the contributors to this volume take a strong stand on the importance of ethical legal practice and the role of law schools in developing students€™ capacities in this area. They share a belief in the essential need to encourage law students to engage with the moral dimensions of legal practice. The questions that these scholars grapple with are therefore not of the "should we be teaching this?" variety, but "how might we best to go about doing this, so that our efforts within law schools really make some difference?" Each of the chapters in this volume adds uniquely to our understanding of these matters. This Is The Third And Final Volume In The Series Of Publications Flowing From The Third International Legal Ethics Conference Held In Australia In 2008 ... The Conference Was Hosted Jointly By Griffith Law School At Griffith University And The T.c. Beirne School Of Law At The University Of Queensland.--p. Vii. Introduction / Michael Robertson ... [et Al.] -- Taking Values Seriously : The Democratic Intellect And The Place Of Values In The Law School Curriculum / Julian Webb -- 'represent A Murderer : I'd Never Do That! : How Students Use Stories To Link Ethical Development And Identity Construction / Cassandra Sharp -- Experience Is The Only Teacher : Bringing Practice To The Teaching Of Ethics / David F. Chavkin -- Developing Professional Judgment : Law School Innovations In Response To The Carnegie Foundation's Critique Of American Legal Education / Clark D. Cunningham & Charlotte Alexander -- A South African Response To Ethics In Legal Education / Helen Kruuse -- Can The Bioethical Principles Provide Simple Signposts For Ethical Legal Practice : Some Thoughts On Using The Bioethical Principles As Broad Guidelines For Ethical Conduct In Developing Commonwealth Countries In The Context Of The English Solicitors' Code Of Conduct And Other Ethical Rules / David Mcquoid-mason -- Towards Ethical Literacy By Enhancing Reflexivity In Law Students / Lynda Crowley-cyr -- Learning In Justice : Ethical Education In An Extra-curricular Law Clinic / Donald Nicolson -- Reading Reported Cases Through A Legal Ethics Lens / Linda Haller -- Coming To Terms With Legal Ethics Assessment / Justine Rogers. Edited By Michael Robertson ... [et Al.]. This Is The Third And Final Volume In The Series Of Publications Flowing From The Third International Legal Ethics Conference Held In Australia In 2008.-- P. [vii]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book discusses the teaching of 'legal ethics', arguing that the current 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 volume presents the views of a number of internationally renowned legal ethicists, including Brent Cotter and David Chavkin, exploring and questioning the teaching of legal ethics. The contributions examine legal ethics teaching in a range of jurisdictions including the USA, Canada, Australia