Ethics for Lawyers or Ethics for Citizens? New Directions for Legal Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11449058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Webb (0000-0003-1474-3393, University of the West of England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 134-150 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-323X • E-ISSN: 1467-6478 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-6478.00084 |
| OpenAlex | W2038634693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education andConduct (ACLEC) has called for the reconstruction of the ethicalfoundations of legal education. However, it has not justified its premisethat teaching legal values at the initial stage will enhance professionallegal ethics. It is argued that the present system of education, given itstechnocratic, individualistic, and authoritarian tendencies, cannot meetACLEC's challenge. A more ethical legal education can be envisagedwithin a neo‐Aristotelian framework. This perspective emphasizes thereflexivity between micro and macro ethics, and utilizes the active andparticipatory learning approaches which should enable students to engagein meaningful moral discourse and problem solving
Applied ethics · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Engineering ethics · Individualism · Information ethics · Legal Education · Legal Ethics · Meta-ethics · Normative ethics · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence in Law · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Legal Education and Practice Innovations
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |