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Civil Procedure’S Five Big Ideas, Kevin M. Clermont
Civil Procedure’S Five Big Ideas, Kevin M. Clermont
Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers
Civil procedure, more than any other of the basic law-school courses, conveys to students an understanding of the whole legal system. I propose that this purpose should become more openly the organizing theme of the course. The focus should remain, of course, on the mechanics of the judicial branch. What I am championing is giving some conscious attention, albeit mainly in the background and at an introductory level, to the big ideas of the constitutional structure within which the law formulates civil procedure. Such attention would unify the doctrinal study, while enriching it for the students and revealing its true …
Enhanced Legal E-Ducation: Knowledge Technology At Cornell Law School, Sasha Skenderija
Enhanced Legal E-Ducation: Knowledge Technology At Cornell Law School, Sasha Skenderija
Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers
In 2008, it comes as no surprise that new knowledge technologies have had a significant impact upon the field of legal education as well. While many opportunities have been explored and some of them seized, there also remain a number of hurdles to the full utilization of the new possibilities. Cornell Law School, one of the top legal education institutions in the United States, is widely recognized for the academic excellence of its faculty and students as well as for the innovative approach to legal teaching and research. The significant share of this recognition originates from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute, …