Law Commons^™

Global Responsibilities: Ethics, Public Health, And Global Environmental Change, Dale Jamieson

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

In this article, Professor Dale Jamieson examines the relationship between

climate change and public health from an ethical perspective. He begins by

exploring the link between global environmental change and public health and

concludes that global warming poses a serious potential threat to human

health. Professor Jamieson then questions why the potential health effects of

climate change have received so much attention when the other ramifications

of climate change have been left unaddressed He argues that the combination

of several factors has brought the issue of potential health effects to the

forefront of the climate change debate. One such factor …

Scientific Facts Vs. Political Values, Thomas G. Field Jr.

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Professor Field takes exception to a recent Science editorial.

A Case For Compulsory Legal Ethics Education In Canadian Law Schools, Jocelyn Downie

Dalhousie Law Journal

The author presents principled arguments, consequentialist arguments, arguments by analogy and arguments by authority in support of her conclusion that Canadian law schools should have compulsory legal ethics education. Among other things, she argues that legal ethics education is an imperfect but essential way to meet the obligations that arise from the public trust placed in the legal profession. She also explores a number of benefits that can accrue to students, law schools, the legal profession and society in general when ethics is a compulsory component of legal education.

Is This Appropriate?, Thomas L. Shaffer, Julia B. Meister

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Allen V. Lefkoff, Duncan, Grimes & Dermer, P.C.: Use Of The Code Of Professional Responsibility In Georgia Legal Malpractice Cases, Lynn E. Stapleton

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Modest Proposal: Agent Deregulation, Jan Stiglitz

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

Attorneys Qua Sports Agents: An Ethical Conundrum, Walter T. Champion, Jr.

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ganden V. Ncaa: How The Ncaa's Efforts To Clean Up Its Image Have Created An Ethical And Legal Dilemma, W. S. Miller

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Liability Of Psychotherapists For Breach Of Confidentiality, Ellen W. Grabois

Journal of Law and Health

This paper will try to reconstruct the legal and ethical underpinnings of the confidential relationship of psychotherapist and patient, and will also touch upon the psychotherapist-patient testimonial privilege and its exceptions. It will then describe the liability of psychotherapists for breach of confidentiality based on contract and tort. It will conclude with some evaluation of this type of cause of action, and its future usefulness in the law..