Abstract
Academic integrity is an asset in legal education because it enables law students to practice ethical decision-making as the foundation of a positive professional identity necessary for life as a lawyer. The consequences for a law student found to have breached the rules of academic integrity may be serious because it is a breach of trust, which is a hallmark of the legal profession. Many jurisdictions require applicants for legal practice to disclose any finding of academic misconduct against them during their education and training. Law schools can do more than teach legal ethics in meeting the high professional standard that contemporary societies need in law graduates. The regime ofacademic integrity may be the strongest asset law schools have to assist in that task. Like professional legal ethics, academic integrity involves a system of ethical practice, bordered by rules with real implications for breach.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Academic Integrity |
| Publisher | Springer Singapore |
| Pages | 695-711 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789812870988 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789812870971 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |