Truth negotiations behind legal ethical demands – what do we talk about? : A reply to professor Rick Abel
Hammerslev, Ole LU
(2024)
In Legal Ethics
27(2).
p.117-126
- Abstract
- This article critically examines the role of lawyers in addressing the complex legal and ethical challenges posed by climate change, as highlighted in Professor Abel's work. It explores the intricate interplay between evolving knowledge paradigms and the democratic processes that lawyers must navigate when confronting environmental issues. Central to the discussion is the need for a clear ethical framework that bar associations and legal practitioners can adopt to guide their involvement in climate-related matters. The article unpacks the dynamic nature of environmental threats, particularly the shifting definitions of industries that pose ecological risks, and the challenges of applying these definitions across national and transnational... (More)
- This article critically examines the role of lawyers in addressing the complex legal and ethical challenges posed by climate change, as highlighted in Professor Abel's work. It explores the intricate interplay between evolving knowledge paradigms and the democratic processes that lawyers must navigate when confronting environmental issues. Central to the discussion is the need for a clear ethical framework that bar associations and legal practitioners can adopt to guide their involvement in climate-related matters. The article unpacks the dynamic nature of environmental threats, particularly the shifting definitions of industries that pose ecological risks, and the challenges of applying these definitions across national and transnational boundaries. It also discusses the diverse actors involved in climate negotiations – ranging from multinational corporations to local communities – and their uneven capacities to shape legal standards and policy outcomes. Through this lens, the article seeks to establish a roadmap for developing robust ethical guidelines that lawyers must consider in their engagement with climate change and its global implications. (Less)
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- Hammerslev, Ole
LU
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- publishing date
- 2024
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- Contribution to journal
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- Legal Ethics
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- 27
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- 2
- pages
- 117 - 126
- publisher
- Routledge
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- ISSN
- 1460-728X
- DOI
- 10.1080/1460728x.2025.2514347
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- English
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