Professional Legal Ethics

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course, a student should have understood rules governing persons exercising a legal profession.  He or she should be able to realise the scope of ethical rules of the Rwandan judicial system.

 Content:

-          Independence of the judicial power;

-          Study of ethical rules of the judicial personnel (judges, public prosecutors and other judicial staff);

-          Code of judicial ethics;

-          Study of rights and obligations of lawyers and judicial representatives;

study of the problem of professional secrecy in legal profession.