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The Global Evolution of Clinical Legal Education: More than a Method
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In this article, the historical origins of clinical experiments in the earliest days of US university legal education, and the now-global reach of clinical pedagogy as a proven tool for effective training of legal professionals are discussed.Abstract:
Globally, the methodologies of legal education have not changed in any fundamental way, some methods dating back hundreds of years. Law schools have relied, for too long, on passive learning methods such as lectures or cases. Clinical legal education provides an alternative that is more than just another pedagogical method. It provides a way for students to experience their emerging professional selves, while providing services or projects with poor and underrepresented clients. This book documents both the historical origins of clinical experiments in the earliest days of US university legal education, and the now-global reach of clinical pedagogy as a proven tool for effective training of legal professionals.read more
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Training for Justice: The Global Reach of Clinical Legal Education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define what the author means by clinical legal education and discuss its world-wide dissemination, primarily through foundations and government funding: the Ford Foundation, the Open Society programs of George Soros, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the American Bar Association's CEELI program, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and some international financial institutions such as the World Bank.
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International Initiatives that Facilitate Global Mobility in Higher Education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify a number of international initiatives that have contributed to, reflect, or facilitate global higher education mobility, including European Union initiatives, the Bologna Process which led to the creation of the European Higher Education Area, and higher education initiatives of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
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U.S. Legal Education Methods and Ideals: Application to the Japanese and Korean Systems
TL;DR: For example, the authors explores the fundamental strengths and weaknesses of American legal education and training, provides an overview of the Japanese and Korean legal systems, and examines how Japan and Korea might maximize success and overcome challenges now that each country has decided to sculpt their legal education systems on the American model.
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The Bologna Process and its Implications for U.S. Legal Education
TL;DR: The Bologna Process has now grown to forty-six countries, including all of the EU Member States and nineteen non-EU countries as mentioned in this paper, and it is intended to help Europe better compete in the higher education field.
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Clinicalism: an emerging theory in legal pedagogy
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory in the field of legal pedagogy is proposed to identify clinical concepts, define clinical education's roots, goals, and objectives, and define clinical concepts.
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U.S. Legal Education Methods and Ideals: Application to the Japanese and Korean Systems
TL;DR: Wilson served as the Senior Associate Dean and General Counsel of Temple University, Japan Campus from 2003 to 2009 as mentioned in this paper and concurrently served as an associate professor of law for Temple University School of Law, and taught law courses in electronic commerce, international business, international dispute resolution, Japanese law, and civil procedure.
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The 'Americanization' of Legal Education in South Korea: Challenges and Opportunities
TL;DR: Lee et al. as discussed by the authors argue that Korean law schools should implement some key recommendations for reform in U.S. schools and develop their own effective legal education model by learning from the U-S. experience.
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Toward a Rule of Law Society in Iraq: Introducing Clinical Legal Education into Iraqi Law Schools
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe their experience introducing clinical legal education into three Iraqi law schools and highlight some of the cultural, legal and logistical obstacles that existed, and the means my colleagues and I used to circumvent them.
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Preparing Students to Practice Law: A Global Problem in Need of Global Solutions
TL;DR: In this article, the current state of legal education globally is described and a call for legal educators in all countries to participate in creating a better future for legal education and the legal profession is made.
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