UNSW Handbook Course - Law, Lawyers and Society

Law, Lawyers and Society - LAWS6210


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Faculty of Law
	Contact: Krygier,Joanna Barbara
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Currently enrolled in a program in the Faculty of Law.
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)

Description

This course is a course in applied legal ethics. It examines the different values, rules and regulation that affect legal practice. Students will (1) learn to identify the values, rules and norms that lawyers should apply in practice; (2) judge what roles lawyers do play in society and the justice system, and what roles lawyers ought to play; (3) identify and begin to develop the skills necessary for ethical practice. The course considers the lawyer-client relationship, the regulatory framework governing legal practice including the role of self-regulation, the role of lawyers as advocates including the responsibility of lawyers for access to justice and the special duties and roles of the criminal defence lawyer, the prosecutor, and the public interest lawyer.

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