Jurist of the 18th and 19th centuries were often in disagreement as
to the proper method of instructing students who wished to take up
the practice of law. This volume distills the essential elements of
the controversy over legal education and offers many articles and
papers on the topic that are no longer available in print. A
compilation of seventeen essays by influential legal scholars of
the period, it presents arguments for and against the educations
approaches that dominated English and American legal study for more
than two centuries. Dean Hoeflich's introduction examines the
historical and legal context that formed the background of the
controversy. Many of the essays that follow are polemical
contributions to the debate on the relative merits of
apprenticeship and academic training--the methods oflegal education
that were commonly practiced. Some authors favored a pragmatic,
non-elitist training, others recommended greater emphasis on
systematization and method through the teaching of logic, moral
philosophy, or Roman law. Still others proposed a blending of
approaches or altogether new types of legal education--some of
which were frankly utopian. Several essays focus on the need to
develop American legal education independent of English models.
Renowned jurists such as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and William
Blackstone are represented, together with lesser known legal
thinkers credited with substantial or original contributions to the
field. The editor provides supplementary notes on the authors, a
bibliographyu, and an index.
General
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 1988 |
| First published: |
August 1988 |
| Authors: |
Michael H. Hoeflich
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-26437-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Law >
General
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| LSN: |
0-313-26437-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780313264375 |
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