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Attorney-Client Privilege in the Americas: Professional Secrecy of Lawyers
James Silkenat
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hardcover. This book explores the scope and limitations of professional secrecy in 32 jurisdictions in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Editor(s): Silkenat, James; Van Gerven, Dirk. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: LAS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 894.
One of the major challenges facing the legal profession today is how to adapt and apply the concept of attorney-client privilege (or professional secrecy) in an increasingly globalised world. Rules on attorney-client privilege differ significantly from country to country. This book explores such differences within 32 jurisdictions in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Together with its complementary volume Professional Secrecy of Lawyers in Europe (Cambridge, 2013), this book explores the creation of a common definition for attorney-client privilege which can be accepted by a wide variety of countries and international institutions. Practice and interpretation within each jurisdiction ... Read more
One of the major challenges facing the legal profession today is how to adapt and apply the concept of attorney-client privilege (or professional secrecy) in an increasingly globalised world. Rules on attorney-client privilege differ significantly from country to country. This book explores such differences within 32 jurisdictions in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Together with its complementary volume Professional Secrecy of Lawyers in Europe (Cambridge, 2013), this book explores the creation of a common definition for attorney-client privilege which can be accepted by a wide variety of countries and international institutions. Practice and interpretation within each jurisdiction ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
893g
Number of Pages
562
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107171282
SKU
V9781107171282
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About James Silkenat
James R. Silkenat is a partner in the New York office of Sullivan and Worcester. He served as President of the 400,000 member American Bar Association in 2013-14 and has published widely in the areas of international law and business. He is a an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple Inn in London and is a former Legal Counsel of ... Read more
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