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Advising States: The Government Lawyer in International Law ...
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Abstract:
This thesis examines what advising the state entails in the context of international law, through a close analysis of the role of the government legal adviser. It responds to the prevalent representations of the advisory function offered by Anglo-American practitioners, with modes of knowledge production that frequently privilege existing professional routines. The thesis develops a framework for evaluating and critiquing government advisory practice in international law, drawing on philosophical legal ethics. Philosophical legal ethics has the conceptual resources to evaluate the normative significance of professional role, and subject the values immanent in legal practice to critique. The thesis considers how the core principles in the legal ethics lexicon – the ‘adversary system excuse’, partisanship, neutrality, and non-accountability – can be modified to reflect the distinct practice context of government legal advice on international law. First, a myopic focus on adversarial adjudication gives rise to ... : WM Tapp Studentship in Law, Gonville & Caius College ...
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Keyword:
Government Lawyer; International Law; Legal Adviser; Legal Ethics; Professional Responsibility
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URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/308311
https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.55403
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