Lawyers and the public good : democracy in action? / Alan Paterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paterson, Alan, author.

Series:

Hamlyn lectures

The Hamlyn lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public interest law--Great Britain.

Public interest law.

Lawyers--Great Britain.

Lawyers.

Great Britain.

Judges--Great Britain.

Judges.

Justice, Administration of--Great Britain.

Justice, Administration of.

Democracy--Great Britain.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Lawyers & the Public Good

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

For the 2010 Hamlyn Lectures, Alan Paterson explores different facets of three key institutions in a democracy: lawyers, access to justice and the judiciary. In the case of lawyers he asks whether professionalism is now in terminal decline. To examine access to justice, he discusses past and present crises in legal aid and potential endgames and in relation to judges he examines possible mechanisms for enhancing judicial accountability. In demonstrating that the benign paternalism of lawyers in determining the public good with respect to such issues is no longer unchallenged, he argues that the future roles of lawyers, access to justice and the judiciary will only emerge from dialogues with other stakeholders claiming to speak for the public interest.

Contents:

1 Introduction: determining the public good 1

2 Professionalism re-assessed: what now for lawyers? 5

3 Access to justice: whither legal aid? 59

4 Judges and the public good: reflections on the last Law Lords 125

5 Conclusion: where next? 194.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780511998362

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.