van Caenegem, William; Hiscock, Mary --- "The Internationalisation of Legal Education" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) [2014] ELECD 688

Editor(s): van Caenegem, William; Hiscock, Mary

Title: The Internationalisation of Legal Education

Sub-title: The Future Practice of Law

Topics: Comparative Law; Legal Philosophy; Legal Theory

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 29 August 2014

Number of pages: 336

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783474530

EISBN: 9781783474547

Abstract/Description:

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 education

• Ignoring the civil law and common law divide – a brave new world

• Evolving initiatives in legal education for global practice

• International practice − attorneys’ insights

• Litigation and arbitration – international advocacy across borders

This book will be useful to scholars and practitioners alike who are charged with teaching law students and preparing them for the demands of practice.