“Morals and ethics and law, oh my!” – an historical perspective on the aba model rules of professional conduct

Dennis A. Rendleman

doi:10.2478/bjlp-2013-0009

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“Morals and ethics and law, oh my!” – an historical perspective on the aba model rules of professional conduct

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

Volume 6 (2013): Issue 2 (December 2013)

By: Dennis A. Rendleman

Open Access

|Feb 2014

Abstract

This paper discusses the tensions between moral obligations, ethical rules and legal requirements contained within the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conducts by reviewing the history and evolution of the Model Rules and the conflicting societal purposes served by the Rules regarding client protection, attorney regulation, jurisprudential philosophy and social justice. Equally important is a discussion of the parallel development of attorney discipline.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2013-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2029-0454

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Language: English

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Published on: Feb 27, 2014

Published by: Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy and the Faculty of Law of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)

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Keywords:

Law,

Ethics,

Morality,

Professional Responsibility,

Model Code,

ABA Canons,

Model Rules

Related subjects:

Law,

Law, other,

Social sciences,

Political science,

Political science, other

© 2014 Dennis A. Rendleman, published by Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy and the Faculty of Law of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
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