Living 'Top-Down' in a 'Bottom-Up' World: Musings on the Relationship between Jewish Ethics and Legal Ethics

Rapoport, Nancy B.

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Living 'Top-Down' in a 'Bottom-Up' World: Musings on the Relationship between Jewish Ethics and Legal Ethics

Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 78. p. 18, 1999

19 Pages Posted: 10 Oct 2006

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Nancy B. Rapoport

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

Abstract

This article discusses the differences between how Jewish ethics are disseminated and how legal ethics are created, and it walks the reader through some classic examples of the conflicts between the two.

Keywords: Jewish ethics, legal ethics, professional responsibility

JEL Classification: K00, K40

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Rapoport, Nancy B., Living 'Top-Down' in a 'Bottom-Up' World: Musings on the Relationship between Jewish Ethics and Legal Ethics. Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 78. p. 18, 1999, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=936241