Contribución de la asignatura al programa
Legal professionals hold the privilege of being, not mere recipients, but gears of the functioning of the legal system. One may say that they have a very particular impact on the economic, political, and constitutional life of a country. The interpretation, the concretion or the bending of the Law have direct influence on the expression of our legal rights and duties. This specific position asks from legal professionals to adhere to a set of rules that should bind them when acting as agents of the law. This course aims to teach our students not as much as to be ethical, but to be conscious decision-makers.
Objetivos de aprendizaje de la asignatura
The course main objectives are:
- Understanding the key foundations of the legal in a liberal democracy.
- Providing students with a general understanding of the ethical approaches that have been discussed in the field of professional ethics.
- Acquiring the capacity to analyze critically some of the major ethical issues that are shaping the current legal debate in Spain.
- To provide students with tools to dissect the implications of professional choice.
- To apply the ethical theories discussed in class to practical cases in which legal agents are faced with ethical decisions.
- To provide students with an updated view of the problems that legal agents -be them corporate lawyers, judges or scholars- may face today.
This course is philosophical in nature, so its not strictly limited to any national jurisdiction or system of law.
