Fighting the good fight? Lessons from the Global South on providing legal aid to refugees in difficult situations. (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hew, Jonathan
• Is Part Of: Legal ethics. Volume 22:Number 1/2(2019)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 93
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Refugee -- asylum -- asylum-seeker -- humanitarian -- refugee law -- asylum law -- legal aid -- pro bono -- professional regulation -- Nairobi Code -- ethics -- morality -- confidentiality -- conflict of interests -- NGO; Legal ethics -- Periodicals; 174.305
• DOI: 10.1080/1460728x.2019.1692473
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1460-728X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This brief report discusses ethical-legal considerations in providing legal aid to refugees internationally. With the help of a case study, it considers the challenges lawyers and other legal aid providers face in assisting clients who are alleged to have committed immoral acts. It highlights how the failure to elevate professional ethics over personal morality in such situations can have serious human consequences.