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Professional Responsibility Issues In International Law Practice , Roger J. Goebel
Professional Responsibility Issues In International Law Practice , Roger J. Goebel
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The present Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) is essentially geared to guide the conduct of the lawyer as advocate or litigator. It is certainly of assistance to the American international lawyer in establishing guidelines for his conduct, but only of limited assistance since the international lawyer usually serves more as an advisor to, or negotiator for, his clients. In contrast, the recent ABA draft Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) provide a more useful basis for examination of the international lawyer's ethical responsibilities, as they do in many respects for the corporate or commercial lawyer who assists domestic clients in …
Restitution In The Restatement (Second) Of Contracts, Joseph Perillo
Restitution In The Restatement (Second) Of Contracts, Joseph Perillo
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Court Appointment Of Attorneys In Civil Cases: The Constitutionality Of Uncompensated Legal Assistance Note, Bruce A. Green
Court Appointment Of Attorneys In Civil Cases: The Constitutionality Of Uncompensated Legal Assistance Note, Bruce A. Green
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Whether an individual becomes a party to judicial proceeding involuntarily, as a criminal or civil defendant, or voluntarily, as a civil plaintiff seeking redress of an injury, the assistance of counsel will increase his chances for a favorable disposition. When an impecunious litigant is unable to retain counsel, the question arises of who must bear the burden created by the complexity of adjudication. Although the Supreme Court has been sympathetic to the need for counsel in criminal cases, an indigent litigant in civil cases often will be denied legal assistance, and therefore will bear the burden himself In other instances, …
Conjugal Violence: The Law Of Force And The Force Of Law , Maria Marcus
Conjugal Violence: The Law Of Force And The Force Of Law , Maria Marcus
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The Article concludes that neither the impartial mission of the rule of law nor the neatly tooled goal of individual justice has been served by the governmental response to conjugal violence, and suggests the elements from which a valid approach may be constructed.
Amniocentesis And The Apotheosis Of Human Quality Control, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
Amniocentesis And The Apotheosis Of Human Quality Control, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
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