Legal Ethics
2019

Fighting the good fight? Lessons from the Global South on providing legal aid to refugees in difficult situations (Article)

Hew J.*
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Abstract

This brief report discusses ethical-legal considerations in providing legal aid to refugees internationally. With the help of a case study, it considers the challenges lawyers and other legal aid providers face in assisting clients who are alleged to have committed immoral acts. It highlights how the failure to elevate professional ethics over personal morality in such situations can have serious human consequences. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Author Keywords

Confidentiality Asylum Professional regulation morality Legal aid pro bono Ethics asylum law refugee law NGO Humanitarian Nairobi Code asylum-seeker Refugee conflict of interests

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075216730&doi=10.1080%2f1460728x.2019.1692473&partnerID=40&md5=831a0b497af335ca4f67dc4ce107ff02
DOI: 10.1080/1460728x.2019.1692473
ISSN: 1460728X
Original Language: English