Legal Ethics in the Practice of Family Law: Playing Chess While Mountain Climbing

Current literature suggests that the adversarial legal system may undergo some changes or may even be transformed by a recent influx of women lawyers into the profession. Such research indicates that women may approach ethical problems differently than men. This paper examines the responses of famil...

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Authors: Hotel, Carla (Author) ; Brockman, Joan (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1997
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1997, 卷: 16, 發布: 8, Pages: 809-816
Further subjects:B Ethical Problem
B Current Literature
B Potential Conflict
B Economic Growth
B Legal System
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總結:Current literature suggests that the adversarial legal system may undergo some changes or may even be transformed by a recent influx of women lawyers into the profession. Such research indicates that women may approach ethical problems differently than men. This paper examines the responses of family law lawyers in Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding Lower Mainland to a hypothetical case which requires an assessment of professional responsibilities in light of potential conflicts in personal moral values.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1017924711586