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1 - Good Legal Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2023

Adrian Evans
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
Richard Wu
Affiliation:
The University of Hong Kong
Shenjian Xu
Affiliation:
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing
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There are several types of law degrees in Greater China but no simple way to compare them or work out whether a single law school will provide you with a good (moral) legal education. We explain what makes a law school morally good and what questions to ask your preferred law school. We discuss how to manage your mental health as a law student and lawyer, and how this is connected to Confucius’ teaching about the ‘superior man understanding what is right’. We discuss Davd Luban’s insight that lawyers’ careful moral thinking is critical to the future of law and legal practice. Because professional conduct rules can only rarely be applied without reference to context and circumstances, there will always be a need for lawyers to use an underlying moral framework or methodology, when they encounter new or challenging decisions. Four global approaches to ethical decision-making are introduced – consequentialism (similar to utilitarianism), Kantian ethics, virtue ethics and Confucian teaching. At the heart of each of these approaches is a commitment to integrity and, in those circumstances when it is required, to open candour and frankness, irrespective of self-interest or embarrassment.

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The Good Chinese Lawyer
A Student Guide to Law and Ethics
, pp. 1 - 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Good Legal Education
  • Adaptation by Adrian Evans, Monash University, Victoria, Richard Wu, The University of Hong Kong, Shenjian Xu, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing
  • Book: The Good Chinese Lawyer
  • Online publication: 24 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009208505.002
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  • Good Legal Education
  • Adaptation by Adrian Evans, Monash University, Victoria, Richard Wu, The University of Hong Kong, Shenjian Xu, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing
  • Book: The Good Chinese Lawyer
  • Online publication: 24 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009208505.002
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  • Good Legal Education
  • Adaptation by Adrian Evans, Monash University, Victoria, Richard Wu, The University of Hong Kong, Shenjian Xu, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing
  • Book: The Good Chinese Lawyer
  • Online publication: 24 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009208505.002
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