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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
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The Corporate Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Colin Marks, Nancy B. Rapoport
The Corporate Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Colin Marks, Nancy B. Rapoport
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This paper reviews the traditional arguments for corporate social responsibility and asks the question of what corporate lawyers should do to help their clients do the right thing ethically. It also sets out a test - the technically test -- that highlights when something is usually on the wrong side of the ethical line. (If you have to give legal advice starting with "Well, technically...," you're on the wrong side of the line.)
Neuroscience And Health Law: An Integrative Approach?, Stacey A. Tovino
Neuroscience And Health Law: An Integrative Approach?, Stacey A. Tovino
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Neuroscience is one of the fastest growing scientific fields in terms of the numbers of scientists and the knowledge being gained. In recent years, both the scope of neuroscience and the methodologies employed by nueroscientists have broadly expanded, from biochemical and genetic analysis of individal nerve cells and their molecular constituents, to the recent neuroscientific achievement in the ability of neuroimaging technoloiges, including funtional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to image brain function. Clinicans and scientists use fMRI not only to map sensory, motor, and cognitive function, but also to study the neural correlates of a range of physical and mental …
Lessons From Enron - And Why We Don't Learn From Them, Nancy B. Rapoport
Lessons From Enron - And Why We Don't Learn From Them, Nancy B. Rapoport
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This article discusses why even the smartest of people can make boneheaded decisions, and it suggests that the only way to avoid future Enrons is to take into account the cognitive mistakes that humans tend to make.
The Real Reason Why Businesses Make Bad Decisions, Nancy B. Rapoport
The Real Reason Why Businesses Make Bad Decisions, Nancy B. Rapoport
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This book review examines Professor Jonathan Macey's latest book on corporate governance, and it uses Professor Macey's analysis to explain the latest rash of corporate scandals.
Swimming With Shark, Nancy B. Rapoport
Swimming With Shark, Nancy B. Rapoport
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In this essay, Nancy Rapoport discusses how Sebastian Stark (played by James Woods) seduces the lawyers on his legal team into ignoring legal ethics in favor of Stark's own version of ethics. Stark -- a criminal defense lawyer who becomes a deputy district attorney -- bends the ethics rules past the breaking point in order to put bad guys behind bars. His team of lawyers knows right from wrong but follows Stark's lead in breaking the rules anyway.