Open AccessLawyers and the Public
Author(s) -
Maurice Richmond
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v30i2.5981
Subject(s) - injustice , project commissioning , duty , economic justice , publishing , law , function (biology) , political science , legal profession , sociology , media studies , evolutionary biology , biology
The substance of this paper was delivered as a public lecture at the Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand. It was one of a series of public lectures given by professors and lecturers at that College to mixed audiences. The author, Lecturer (and later Professor) in Law, challenges the notion that "the legal profession is a parasite infesting in the community, and ought to be extirpated" by exploring the true function of a lawyer. It is argued that the duty of the lawyer is to protect and enforce justice by serving their function as officers of the Courts of New Zealand, and that the profession will continue as long as there remains injustice in the world.