Overview

This book is a critique of the rapidly changing nature of legal education in major Asian jurisdictions as diverse as Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam. It provides cross-country comparative material, including western legal education systems, and particularly detailed coverage of Japan.

Full Product Details

Author:   Stacey Steele (Melbourne Law School, Australia) ,  Kathryn Taylor (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780415494335

ISBN 10:   0415494338
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   02 December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction – Legal Education in Asia: Globalization, Change and Contexts 2. The Study of Asian Legal Systems in Australia and Professor Malcolm D.H. Smith: They Called Him ‘Mal’ Part 2: Legal Education: Globalization and Contexts 3. Gatekeepers: A Comparative Critique of Admission to the Legal Profession and Japan’s New Law Schools 4. Internationalization of Legal Education: Putting the ‘Why’ Before The ‘How’ 5. Teaching and Researching Japanese Law: A German Perspective Part 3: Legal Education in Developed Economies 6. Legal Education in Hong Kong: Producing The Producers 7. Thinking of the Development of Legal Education in Taiwan: An Analysis of the History Of Law and Society 8. Legal Education in Singapore and the Introduction of a New Law School at the Singapore Management University: A New Chapter Begins 9. Legal Education In Korea: New Law School Reforms Part 4: Country Case Study – Japan 10. Creation of Japanese Law Schools and their Current Development 11. Butaman for Breakfast and Other Morsels of Legal Reasoning Part 5: Legal Education In Transitional Economies 12. Asia’s Legal Education as Development 13. Effectiveness of Donor-Funded Legal Education: A Vietnamese Retrospective 14. Legal Education in the People’s Republic Of China: The Ongoing Story of Politics and Law 15. Legal Education in Cambodia: Shunning the Course Of History 16. Islamic Legal Education in Indonesia: Tradition in Transition

Reviews

The book is an important contribution for students, practitioners and others interested in learning about their counterparts from Asian-Pacific countries, and it should be part of any collection supporting this inquiry, along with classics such as Abel and Lewis's Lawyers in Society and Felstiner's Reorganisation and Resistance. Just as U.S. law students need these and more to prepare for working in a global environment, those involved in reforming U.S. legal education will find the book a valuable resource for honing their peripheral vision. - Carole Silver; 61 Journal of Legal Education 691 (2012)

The book is an important contribution for students, practitioners and others interested in learning about their counterparts from Asian-Pacific countries, and it should be part of any collection supporting this inquiry, along with classics such as Abel and Lewis's Lawyers in Society and Felstiner's Reorganisation and Resistance. Just as U.S. law students need these and more to prepare for working in a global environment, those involved in reforming U.S. legal education will find the book a valuable resource for honing their peripheral vision. - Carole Silver; 61 Journal of Legal Education 691 (2012)

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University of Melbourne, Australia

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