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Key Directions in Legal Education identifies and explores key
contemporary and emerging themes that are significant and heavily
debated within legal education from both UK and international
perspectives. It provides a rich comparative dialogue and insights
into the current and future directions of legal education. The book
discusses in detail topics including the pressures on law schools
exerted by external stakeholders, the fostering of
interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration within legal
education and the evolution of discourses around teaching and
learning legal skills. It elaborates on the continuing development
of clinical legal education as a component of the law degree and
the emergence and use of innovative technologies within law
teaching. The approach of pairing UK and international authors to
obtain comparative insights and analysis on a range of key themes
is original and provides both a genuine comparative dialogue and a
clear international focus. This book will be of great interest for
researchers, academics and post-graduate students in the field of
law and legal pedagogy.
First published in 1999, this international collection of essays on
legal education addresses the following issues: The Law School and
the University. Research into legal education has often been
regarded as a marginal activity as compared with research into
substantive areas of law. However, recent years have seen a growing
interest in discussions about the purpose of the university law
school and the ways in which law is taught within it. Are we
educating professional lawyers or legal scholars? What do we really
mean when we say we want to offer 'a liberal education in the law'?
What effect are the current changes in higher education funding and
policy having on law schools and what takes place within them? The
international group of scholars who have contributed to this
collection come from very different jurisdictions, but they have
written about topics which, while they have local resonances, are
of concern globally. Global Issues, Local Questions addresses
matters which concern all law teachers, whatever their field of
substantive legal expertise.
First published in 1999, this international collection of essays on
legal education addresses the following issues: The Law School and
the University. Research into legal education has often been
regarded as a marginal activity as compared with research into
substantive areas of law. However, recent years have seen a growing
interest in discussions about the purpose of the university law
school and the ways in which law is taught within it. Are we
educating professional lawyers or legal scholars? What do we really
mean when we say we want to offer 'a liberal education in the law'?
What effect are the current changes in higher education funding and
policy having on law schools and what takes place within them? The
international group of scholars who have contributed to this
collection come from very different jurisdictions, but they have
written about topics which, while they have local resonances, are
of concern globally. Global Issues, Local Questions addresses
matters which concern all law teachers, whatever their field of
substantive legal expertise.
Key Directions in Legal Education identifies and explores key
contemporary and emerging themes that are significant and heavily
debated within legal education from both UK and international
perspectives. It provides a rich comparative dialogue and insights
into the current and future directions of legal education. The book
discusses in detail topics including the pressures on law schools
exerted by external stakeholders, the fostering of
interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration within legal
education and the evolution of discourses around teaching and
learning legal skills. It elaborates on the continuing development
of clinical legal education as a component of the law degree and
the emergence and use of innovative technologies within law
teaching. The approach of pairing UK and international authors to
obtain comparative insights and analysis on a range of key themes
is original and provides both a genuine comparative dialogue and a
clear international focus. This book will be of great interest for
researchers, academics and post-graduate students in the field of
law and legal pedagogy.
English Legal System in Context takes a unique and highly praised
analytical approach to the subject of the English Legal System.
Frequent examples are incorporated throughout the text,
illustrating the link between theory and practice, while the
concise and engaging style enables students to have an excellent
understanding of the subject as a whole. A wide range of
traditional core areas are covered in the text, such as the courts,
case law, legal professionals and civil and criminal proceedings.
However, the authors also discuss areas such as the role of private
policing and the work of non-police agencies, giving students a
balanced overview of the subject area. Additionally, the text
provides a wealth of references for students who want to gain a
deeper understanding of the legal system. With a clear and logical
structure, this perceptive and wide ranging text provides a unique
introduction to the English Legal System.
This collection brings together a distinguished group of
researchers to examine the power relations which are played out in
university law schools as a result of the different pressures
exerted upon them by a range of different "stakeholders." From
students to governments, from lawyers to universities, a host of
institutions and actors believe that law schools should take
account of a vast number of (often conflicting) considerations when
teaching their students, designing curricula, carrying out
research, and so on. How do law schools deal with these pressures?
What should their response be to the "stakeholders" who urge them
to follow agendas emanating from outside the law school itself? To
what extent should some of these agendas play a greater role in the
thinking of law schools? The book's contributions are from a
distinguished group of academics from North American, the UK,
Europe, and Australia. Stakeholders in the Law School will be of
interest to scholars concerned about the f
The UK's Society of Legal Scholars originally known as the Society
of Public Teachers of Law was created in 1909. The Society was
fortunate to survive its first half century since it had few
members, lacked financial resources, and was weak in influence. In
comparison with other university disciplines, the academic field of
law enjoyed a fragile status and was often held in low esteem by
barristers and solicitors. At times, the Society was caught up in
problems of its own making, such as refusing to admit women until
the late 1940s. But there were also moments of excitement and
achievement, and years filled with hope and new ideas. The
establishment of the Journal of the Society of Public Teachers of
Law in the 1920s was an important achievement for legal scholars.
During the social revolution of the 1960s, the Society continued to
function as a rather sedate gentleman's club, gathering at its
annual conference to socialize, rather than to engage in academic
debate. The 1970s saw a sustained drive from its Young Members'
Group to create a new, more serious organization with better
conferences and more effective decision-making processes. The
Society evolved slowly, but the process accelerated in the 1990s,
with members encouraged to reinforce their intellectual
contribution to the discipline and act as a central point for
policy debate within the legal academic community. Here, at the
start of the 21st century, the Society, now with nearly 3,000
members, has come a long way from its small beginnings. The Society
of Legal Scholars celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and,
with this book, looks back on the Society's creation and history.
This detailed study of the lived experience of legal academics
explores not only the culture of legal academia and the
professional identities of law teachers, but also addresses some of
the most pressing issues currently facing the discipline of law.
Given the diverse nature of contemporary legal scholarship, where
does the future lie - with traditional doctrinalism, socio-legal
studies or critical scholarship? What does academic law have to
offer its students, the legal profession and the wider society? How
do legal academics "embody" themselves as law teachers, and how
does this affect the nature of the law they teach and study? In the
context of the RAE, the QAA and all the other pressures facing
universities, legal academics discuss the realities of contemporary
legal academia in the UK.
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