ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Due Process, Roman Law
21 Oct 2020
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Ability to foster collaboration between other attorneys and clients. Advising clients in the most logical direction. Separation of personal opinions from legal cases. Changes and evolves as the community develops, adapts, or changes their beliefs/morals over time. Law in the united states is a mosaic of statutes, treaties, case law, regulations, executive orders, and local laws. Right to be notified as to what is being taken from you. Right to represent yourself and present your case. Think criminal cases right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc. Almost doesn"t matter if you"re innocent = as long as you follow the procedures of law in your case you are doing right by the profession. The value of roman law to the american lawyer of today. Credits roman law for giving us the concept of law itself. Model for modern structure of law school/curriculum. Read treaties and cases for 3 years. Learn to think and talk like a lawyer .
