LAW 4100 - Law and Ethics

Credit Hours: 3

An inquiry into the interplay of law, morality and ethical reasoning and Western legal tradition is the chief thrust of this course. The course exposes the tradition and foundations of the American legal system with special emphasis on its juris prudential foundations. Questions of right, justice, equity, law as moral command and order, natural law reasoning, and the dignity of the human person are central to the instruction. This course will also introduce students to the types of ethical dilemmas that they will face in the work force; generally to the ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association, and specifically, to the rules adopted by this jurisdiction for the regulation of attorney and paralegal conduct and the model codes of paralegal associations; and to methods for researching the answers to ethical dilemmas.