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Foreword: Legal Ethics And Government Integrity, Cyrus Vance
Foreword: Legal Ethics And Government Integrity, Cyrus Vance
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This foreword addresses "the need to uphold and maintain a high level of integrity in both the legal profession and in government." The author discusses the roles of self-regulation and ethical standards for ensuring integrity in the legal and governmental fields. "Public trust and confidence in lawyers and government officials alike require that members of each group strive to maintain the highest ethical standards. This issue of the Urban Law Journal contributes to our thinking about the need for and problems of preserving both government and professional integrity."
Reflections On Chairing The New York State Commission On Government Integrity, John D. Feerick
Reflections On Chairing The New York State Commission On Government Integrity, John D. Feerick
Fordham Urban Law Journal
"The New York State Commission on Government Integrity (Commission) was born from a sense of crisis. A series of corruption scandals in New York State, involving officials at all levels of government, produced widespread cynicism and distrust of government and created a perception that unethical, if not illegal, practices were rampant throughout the State. The scandals implicated borough presidents of New York City, political party chairmen, municipal officials, members of the State Legislature, judges and a host of other officials." Following the New York State Commission on Government Integrity's final report to Governor Mario Cuomo in September 1990, Chairman John …