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@article{2415882,
author = {Hapla, Martin},
article_number = {2},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1460728x.2024.2341348},
keywords = {Common morality; Role morality; The role of a lawyer; Legal ethics; Legal philosophy; Consequentialism; Utilitarianism; Confidentiality},
language = {eng},
issn = {1757-8450},
journal = {Legal Ethics},
title = {Consequentialism and Problem of Role Morality in Legal Ethics},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1460728x.2024.2341348},
volume = {26},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 2415882
AU - Hapla, Martin
PY - 2024
TI - Consequentialism and Problem of Role Morality in Legal Ethics
JF - Legal Ethics
VL - 26
IS - 2
SP - 183-200
EP - 183-200
PB - Routledge
SN - 17578450
KW - Common morality
KW - Role morality
KW - The role of a lawyer
KW - Legal ethics
KW - Legal philosophy
KW - Consequentialism
KW - Utilitarianism
KW - Confidentiality
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1460728x.2024.2341348
N2 - One of the frequent philosophical problems of legal ethics is the conflict between common and role morality. This situation is where a lawyer's actions are evaluated differently by these two sets of moral norms. The article seizes on this as a conflict between two conventional moralities that need to be resolved with the help of a justificatory morality and thus an appropriate theory of normative ethics. It offers as a possible response a variant of consequentialism that draws on utilitarianism and brings it closer to pragmatism. This approach seeks to preserve the traditional advantages of utilitarianism, which are minimalist and plausible normative assumptions, and an excellent ability to resolve moral conflicts. At the same time, it takes into account the complex nature of the world in which we live and our epistemic uncertainty, which brings it closer to pragmatism. The author confronts this theory with some existing approaches to resolving the conflict between the common and role morality and tries to show that it is at least as plausible as they are and should have a place among them. Finally, the article concludes with an analysis of the famous case of Alton Logan as its practical application.
ER -
HAPLA, Martin. Consequentialism and Problem of Role Morality in Legal Ethics. \textit{Legal Ethics}. Routledge, 2024, vol.~26, No~2, p.~183-200. ISSN~1757-8450. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1460728x.2024.2341348.
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