The Importance of Being Honest: How Lying, Secrecy, and Hypocrisy Collide with Truth in Law Contributor(s): Lubet, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814752217 ISBN-13: 9780814752210 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Ethics & Professional Responsibility - Political Science |
Dewey: 174.309 |
LCCN: 2007045955 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.41" W x 8.97" (1.20 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Popular author Steven Lubet brings his signature blend of humor, advocacy, and legal ethics to The Importance of Being Honest, an incisive analysis of how honesty and law play out in current affairs and historical events. Drawing on original work as well as op-ed pieces and articles that have appeared in the American Lawyer, the Chicago Tribune, and many other national publications, Lubet explores the complex aspects of honesty in the legal world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lubet, Steven: - Steven Lubet is the Williams Memorial Professor of Law at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of a dozen books, including Nothing but the Truth: Why Lawyers Don't, Can't, and Shouldn't Have to Tell the Whole Truth (NYU Press) and over 100 articles. He also writes an award-winning column for the American Lawyer magazine. His commentaries have been head on National Public Radios Morning Edition, and his op-ed columns have appeared in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and other major national newspapers. |