Legal and Ethical Grounds of Professional Secrecy of a Lawyer in Selected European Union Countries and in the United States of America

• Authors: Paula Maria Białkowska

Abstracts

EN

The subject of the article is professional secrecy in practicing the legal profession in American law, with the indication of some differences resulting from separate laws of different states, and in the European Union – taking into account a few exemplary countries. Its sources were described – both legal and ethical, as well as the definition and construction. Confidentiality has been included in the objective and subjective aspect, taking into account different views in the doctrine as to its scope. Bearing in mind the basic right from which professional secrets derive – the right to privacy – the article also includes some of its aspects related to confidentiality.

Keywords

EN

right to privacy; professional secrecy; confidentiality

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Review of European and Comparative Law
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 77-103

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Paula Maria Białkowska

• Wydział Prawa i Administracji, Uniwersytet Łódzki

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/recl.11456

Biblioteka Nauki

1195202