The bodyguards of lies : lawyers' power and professional responsibility /: lawyers' power and professional responsibility. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher Whelan.
• Authors: Whelan, Christopher J
• Contents: Part A: Setting the Scene: The Truth About Lies1. Introduction2. The Lawyers Role: 'Hired Guns' and/or 'Heroes'? 3. Lawyers: A Divided Loyalty Part B: Strategies to Protect the Truth4. Keeping Confidentiality:Tragic Choices5. Lying with the Law:The Lecture6. The Inconvenient Truth: Selective Ignorance and Wilful Blindness 007. Lie Sense and Licence to Lie8. Exploring the Outer Space of Law9. Creative Compliance: Legal = Ethical 10. Lying with the Sword of Truth and the Dagger of Deceit 11. The Smoking Gun 12. A Sporting Chance: Courtroom Tactics in a Criminal Context 13. Effective Advocacy 14. Courting the Court of Public Opinion Part C: Bodyguard Ethics15. The Dynamics of Decision-Making: The Pit and the Pendulum16. The Dynamics of Ethical Judgment Part D: Conclusion17. Bodyguards of Lies: Power and Responsibility References.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Hart Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 174.3; Legal ethics; Lawyers; Truthfulness and falsehood
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781509957002; 9781509957019
• Related ISBNs: 9781509956999
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