The internationalization of commerce and contemporary life has led to a globalization of legal standards and practices that is beginning to be reflected in legal education. This volume gathers the insights of leading legal scholars from numerous jurisdictions to consider how the culture and the education of their own lawyers serve or should serve the new international reality. Law firms, law schools, universities, courts and other legal institutions must make themselves more "international" to support the national interests of their clients and governments better. This requires new attitudes, new legal rules and new forms of practical instruction. The essays collected in this volume explore the reality of legal globalization and suggest some ways in which the emerging multinational and multicultural legal order could be made more just and effective.
Author(s): Mortimer Sellers (auth.), Prof. Jan Klabbers, Mortimer Sellers (eds.)
Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice 2
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 222
Tags: International & Foreign Law/Comparative Law; Law Theory/Law Philosophy; European Law/Public International Law; Law, general; Professional & Vocational Education
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
The Internationalization of Law and Legal Education....Pages 1-5
Reflections on Globalization and University Life....Pages 7-19
Building the World Community Through Legal Education....Pages 21-35
Integrating Practical Training and Professional Legal Education....Pages 37-48
Internationalizing the American Law School Curriculum (in Light of the Carnegie Foundation’s Report)....Pages 49-112
Resolving Multicultural Legal Cases: A Bottom Up Perspective on the Internationalization of Law....Pages 113-128
Maternity Leave Laws in the United States in the Light of European Legislation....Pages 129-148
Convergence and Mutual Recognition in European Asylum Law....Pages 149-166
Copyright Protection for Works of Foreign Origin....Pages 167-190
The Internationalization of Internet Law....Pages 191-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-222
