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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > business regulation > legal ethics
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social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > sociology of law > legal ethics

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legal ethics  

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  • Legal ethics refers to those norms that regulate the members of the legal profession in the practice of law. The concept refers to two distinct yet interrelated kinds of norms: first, those principles and rules specified in the professional codes of conduct and the various statutes that formally govern the practice of law; and second, those moral or public interest norms and principles, not necessarily codified, that ought to govern the practice of law. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Legal Ethics]

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