Overview
- Covers the state of internationalisation of legal education in a wide range of jurisdictions
- Sheds light on the importance and future development of internationalisation in legal education
- Explores the advantages and disadvantages of integrating international elements into undergraduate and postgraduate curricula
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law (GSCL, volume 19)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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National Reports
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
This volume provides an overview of the state of internationalisation of legal education (IOLE) in many civil law and common law countries. It provides a picture of the status of the debate about the shape and degree of internationalisation in the curriculum in the different countries, and the debates surrounding the adoption of a more international approach to legal education in the contemporary world.
It is a compilation of the National Reports submitted for the August 2014 Congress of the IACL held at Vienna, and contains an introductory general report. Together, the reports examine such questions as: Why is the topic of internationalization of legal education on the agenda now? Why is it a relevant subject for examination today? Does the topic generate the same level of interest everywhere in the world? Is enthusiasm for IOLE mainly driven by the academic sector, by government, by multinational corporations? Is the interest closely linked with the globalization of the practice of law? Or is globalisation of law itself something of a myth, or a reality reserved for only a very small percentage of practising lawyers around the world?
The general and national reports make clear that there is indeed widespread interest in IOLE, and numerous disparate initiatives around the world. Nonetheless, some National Reporters state that the topic is simply not on the agenda at all. All in all, the volume shows that the approaches to internationalisation are many and varied, but every jurisdiction recognises the importance of introducing aspiring lawyers to a more integrated global environment.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Internationalisation of Legal Education
Editors: Christophe Jamin, William van Caenegem
Series Title: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29125-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29123-9Published: 10 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80495-8Published: 27 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29125-3Published: 30 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2214-6881
Series E-ISSN: 2214-689X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 346
Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , International and Comparative Education