The moral judgment of lawyers defending guilty clients

• Main Authors: Arguelles, Ma. Franches Stephanie C., Centeno, Michelle Anne E., De Lara-Bes, Grazielle Iony N.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Legal ethics; Judicial ethics; Attorney and client; Criminal procedure
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8155
• Institution: De La Salle University

Primarily guided by Kohlbergs theory of moral development, the researchers have designed a qualitative study that will identify the factors that contribute to the moral conflict of lawyers defending guilty clients and the approach they employ to formulate a moral judgment. Ten (10) lawyers were inte...