Why we read The International Lawyer: answers parsed from works of two international lawyers

[...]we are lawyers and hence not timid in claiming that our chosen profession offers, perhaps even uniquely, the tools to resolve the truly important problems, much as economists, political scientists, philosophers, and theologians might likewise argue that their respective professions afford. In a...

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Published in:The International lawyer 2017-06, Vol.50 (1), p.88
Main Author: Del Duca, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Careers
Charters
Civil law
Commercial law
International law
Peace
Philosophy
Rule of law
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Summary:[...]we are lawyers and hence not timid in claiming that our chosen profession offers, perhaps even uniquely, the tools to resolve the truly important problems, much as economists, political scientists, philosophers, and theologians might likewise argue that their respective professions afford. In a sometimes-confusing world of Brexit, post-Cold War ambiguity, politicians focused on walls rather than bridges, and lone wolf terrorists, the relevance of world peace and law to each other and that relevance as a motivator of legal careers might appear remote. The works of the two international lawyers here referenced, however, show this motivation to be real, tangible, and universal in that it has driven their careers as sophisticated practitioners of commercial law, both of whom in addition to practicing law in the conventional sense of assisting clients, have also motivated generations of law students from around the globe and actively contributed to law reform in numerous countries, including the United States. For these practitioners the links between well-functioning commercial law and the prospects of peace and prosperity are as self-evident as they were to Adenauer, De Gasperi, Monnet, Schuman, and others who labored to re-stitch the fabric of Europe in the launch of what has become the European Union. Throughout their careers as practicing lawyers, legal academics, teachers, and law reformers, they shared a passion for commercial and financial law and for its expression through multiple legal systems. Observations on Philosophy of Law in the United States Although Professor Del Duca declared in recent years to have...
ISSN:0020-7810
2169-6578