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The mission of the self-government of attorneys-at-law and its members

Publication date: 31.10.2022

Attorney-at-Law, 2022, 2 (31), pp. 277 - 286

https://doi.org/10.4467/23921943RP.22.033.16896

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Rafał Stankiewicz
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-7771 Orcid
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The mission of the self-government of attorneys-at-law and its members

Abstract

This article presents the issues of the mission of the professional self-government of legal advisers as well as the mission of legal advisers associated with the self-government. The elements defining, in fact, the mission of professional self-government, together with the mission of legal advisers, are determined by the goals set for the profession of legal adviser, being participation in the justice system and supporting a democratic state ruled by law. Art. 17 sec. 1 of the Constitution contains a regulation expressed in the obligation to harmoniously combine the many functions of the self-governments of professions of public trust. Importantly, the function of professional self-government is not only to shape the environmental interests of people performing public trust professions but also to seek to agree them with the public interest. Professional self-governments are primarily committed to the priority of implementing the public interest.

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Information: Attorney-at-Law, 2022, 2 (31), pp. 277 - 286

Article type: Original article

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The mission of the self-government of attorneys-at-law and its members

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The mission of the self-government of attorneys-at-law and its members

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-7771

Rafał Stankiewicz
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-7771 Orcid
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University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

Published at: 31.10.2022

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