(Wydawnictwo Naukowe Instytutu Filozofii, 2013) Łabieniec, Paweł
The concept of the paternalism is known since the end of the
19th century. The paternalistic attitude has been criticized
not only by liberals. According to this criticism the essence of evil
of paternalism lies in the negation of the autonomy of persons who
are the subject of paternalistic activities. However some forms
of paternalism are considered as acceptable not only in legal regulations
but also on the ground of the legal ethics. The text shows
in what a way ethics of legal professions in the USA and Poland
protects the autonomy of clients and under what conditions lets
lawyers to act paternalistically.