Sheppard, Stephen Michael, 1963-

I do solemnly swear : the moral obligations of legal officials / Stephen Michael Sheppard. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xxviii, 276 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Law and office -- The stakes : the interests of others in official actions -- Officials' obligations arise from more than the law alone -- The moral obligations of legal officials -- Patterns of relationship between legal and moral obligations -- Breaching obligations -- Tools for the trade : maxims and fallacies.

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Legal ethics
Legal ethics--United States.
Law--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Law and ethics.
Administrative responsibility--United States.

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