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Summary Of Carrigan V. Nevada Comm’N On Ethics, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 95, Edward Wynder
Summary Of Carrigan V. Nevada Comm’N On Ethics, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 95, Edward Wynder
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Upon remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Nevada reviewed de novo two issues regarding the Nevada Commission on Ethic’s censure of a city councilmember: (1) whether a recusal provision in the Nevada Ethics in Government Act (NRS 281A.420 ) was void for vagueness and (2) whether it violated public officers’ constitutional right to associate .
Behavioral Legal Ethics, Jean R. Sternlight, Jennifer K. Robbennolt
Behavioral Legal Ethics, Jean R. Sternlight, Jennifer K. Robbennolt
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Complaints about lawyers’ ethics are commonplace. While it is surely the case that some attorneys deliberately choose to engage in misconduct, psychological research suggests a more complex story. It is not only “bad apples” who are unethical. Instead, ethical lapses can occur more easily and less intentionally than we might imagine. In this paper, we examine the ethical “blind spots,” slippery slopes, and “ethical fading” that may lead good people to behave badly. We then explore specific aspects of legal practice that can present particularly difficult challenges for lawyers given the nature of behavioral ethics - complex and ambiguous ethical …
Law, Language, Crime, And Culture: The Value And Risks Of Comparative Law, Christopher L. Blakesley
Law, Language, Crime, And Culture: The Value And Risks Of Comparative Law, Christopher L. Blakesley
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Words, language, culture, and literature are so important to us human beings that it should come as little surprise that they are part of our law. This article considers language and law in general with a focus on issues of criminal justice, both domestic and international. I examine how and why comparative law is valuable in a criminal procedure course, and generally for domestic and international criminal justice. My examination begins by looking back to our common roots in crime, punishment, and expiation, with a special focus on the role of torture and its impact on current criminal justice systems. …