Something to believe in: politics, professionalism, and cause lawyering
Auteur :
Scheingold, Stuart A. / Sarat, Austin
Éditeur :
Stanford University Press
ISBN :
9780804749473
Date de publication :
13 sept. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
413 g
Format :
Cloth
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Lawyers in the US are frequently described as "hired guns," willing to fight for any client or advance any interest. But there are others, those the authors call cause lawyers, who refuse to put aside their own convictions while they do their legal work. This book explores their work and the role of moral and political commitment in their practice