For graduate lawyers to succeed in a global environment, legal education in every system must undergo revolutionary change. Professors van Caenegem and Hiscock explore in detail the new initiatives that are emerging as a response to this development and the reaction from the profession to these changes.Divided into five sections, the expert contributors of this book provide different perspectives on legal education in an ever-growing industry:Dealing with the different national philosophies of legal educationIgnoring the civil law and common law divide - a brave new worldEvolving initiatives in legal education for global practiceInternational practice - attorneys' insightsLitigation and arbitration - international advocacy across bordersThis book will be useful to scholars and practitioners alike who are charged with teaching law students and preparing them for the demands of practice.Contributors: J. Basedow, L. Boo, L. Boulle, S. Chesterman, M. Coper, Justice J. Douglas, M. Hiscock, D.X. Hop, C.-F. Lo, V.I. Lo, D. O'Donovan, A. Petridis, R. Russell, S. Steele, G. Triggs, W. van Caenegem, B. Wolski
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Contents: Preface William van Caenegem and Mary Hiscock 1. Breeding Lawyers for the Global Village - the Internationalisation of Law and Legal Education Jürgen Basedow PART I: DEALING WITH THE DIFFERENT NATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES OF LEGAL EDUCATION 2. Internationalisation and Different National Philosophies of Legal Education: Convergence, Divergence and Contestability Michael Coper 3. Isolationism, Democratisation and Globalisation – Legal Education in a Developing Country Laurence Boulle 4. Continuing the Internationalisation Debate: Philosophies of Legal Education, Issues in Curriculum Design and Lessons from Skills Integration Bobette Wolski 5. Japanese Legal Education Reform: A Lost Opportunity to End the Cult(ure) of the National Bar Examination and Internationalise Curricula? Stacey Steele and Anesti Petridis 6. Legal Education in the Era of Glocalisation: What Makes for Market Failure? Darren O’Donovan PART II: IGNORING THE CIVIL LAW AND COMMON LAW DIVIDE – A BRAVE NEW WORLD 7. Ignoring the Civil Law/common Law Divide in an Integrated Legal World William van Caenegem 8. Teaching Comparative Law in the ‘Asian Century’ Vai Io Lo PART III: EVOLVING INITIATIVES IN LEGAL EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL PRACTICE 9. Doctrine, Perspectives and Skills for Global Practice Simon Chesterman 10. Legal Education in a Globalised World: Micro/macro Reforms and International Outsourcing for Developing Countries Chang-fa Lo 11. The Internationalisation of Legal Education: An Opportunity for Human Rights? Gillian Triggs PART IV: INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE: ATTORNEYS’ INSIGHTS 12. If Only I Knew then What I need to Know Now – Lessons from the Future Rowan Russell 13. Preparing Law Students for an International Legal Practice through Law School Tutorials Dang Xuan Hop PART V: LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION – INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY ACROSS BORDERS 14. Does Cross-examination Translate? James Douglas 15. Advocacy before an International Arbitral Tribunal Lawrence Boo 16. Conclusion William van Caenegem and Mary Hiscock Index
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‘This is a wonderful collection of essays. The present volume contains rich articles and conveys creative and substantive ideas and information on the internationalization of law and legal education and legal practice. A timely book which will serve academics, legal professionals and policy and law makers alike in their search to keep legal education and the legal professions up to date to international and transnational legal and societal developments.’
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781783474530
Publisert
2014-08-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
336

Biographical note

Edited by William van Caenegem, Professor of Law and Mary Hiscock, Emeritus Professor of Law, Bond University, Australia