Lawyers as enablers of wrongdoing: challenges faced by democracies regarding corruption and money laundering
Lawyers swear an oath to abide by ethical standards, and in most countries, they have a comprehensive code of conduct. We argue that even before reaching the parameter of illegal conduct there is a reasonable number of situations where they do not comply with what could be seen as the optimal outcom...
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| Format: | Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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02 October 2021
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Political corruption and organizational crime
Year: 2021, Pages: 309-340 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-658-34374-3_11 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34374-3_11
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| Author Notes: | Mario H. Jorge Jr. |
| Summary: | Lawyers swear an oath to abide by ethical standards, and in most countries, they have a comprehensive code of conduct. We argue that even before reaching the parameter of illegal conduct there is a reasonable number of situations where they do not comply with what could be seen as the optimal outcome for society in general, and that, their actions have a damaging effect on democracy. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 13.01.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9783658343743 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-658-34374-3_11 |