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Do Lawyers Need Codes of
Ethics? A case study from the Czech Republic
Mgr. Tomáš Friedel, Ph.D.,
Charles University, Faculty of Law, Czech Republic
Právny obzor, 103, 2020,
special issue, pp. 3-22.
Published online: 15.1.2021
Abstract. The aim of the
present paper is to examine the importance of codes of ethics for legal
professions. Such documents may be a unifying factor in professional practice.
Hence, numerous relevant arguments in favour of and against codes of ethics are
presented, alongside the distinction between principle-based and rule-based
approaches. In the second part, the situation in the Czech Republic is analysed
in detail, with special focus on how the codes are treated in the practice of
the professions. The analysis leads to a common conclusion, which may be the
most important point surrounding codes of ethics, even if it is somewhat banal.
That is, to ascertain whether a code of ethics benefits the profession, it is
not sufficient to think about it in general categories; instead, we must examine
the content and overall status of each specific code and to observe more closely
the practice of its usage.
Keywords: code of ethics,
lawyer, judge, prosecuting attorney, Czech Republic
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ISSN 2729-9228
(online)
ISSN 0032-6984
(print)
THEORETICAL REVIEW FOR ISSUES OF STATE AND LAW.
Právny obzor is peer-reviewed journal and is indexed in SCOPUS and HeinOnline database (INDEX TO FOREIGN LEGAL PERIODICALS).
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