THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN THE PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP LAWYER-CLIENT IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN THE PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP LAWYER-CLIENT IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Summary/Abstract: In their work, people belonging to the legal professions, whether they are judges, prosecutors, lawyers or legal advisers, have to make decisions that can affect the lives of others. From this perspective, the lawyer – the person called to defend the rights and fundamental freedoms of his fellow citizens, has a double responsibility, namely towards the client, but also towards the judiciary, of which he is an integral part. In this context, the relationship that is built between the lawyer and his client cannot be based only on the contractual aspects that are managed through the legal assistance contract, but this relationship must also have a strong ethical and deontological basis. The importance of the lawyer’s role, seen as an “essential agent of the administration of justice” determined the adoption of regulations containing deontological norms generally valid for the lawyer-client relationship. This paper aims to analyze these regulations adopted in Europe and the United States of America, identifying the fundamental principles that must govern the lawyer-client professional relationship.

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