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Maurer School of Law: Indiana University

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

2009

Legal education

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Liberalization And The Development Of Legal Education Policy In East Africa: A Case Study Of Uganda, Pamela Tibihikirra-Kalyegira Jun 2009

Liberalization And The Development Of Legal Education Policy In East Africa: A Case Study Of Uganda, Pamela Tibihikirra-Kalyegira

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation analyzes the liberalization of legal education and training in East Africa. It explores avenues for developing a legal education policy that addresses various problems with regard to the quality of law graduates and of legal services in the market place currently available given the large number of law graduates entering the professional field each year.

The legal systems in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to a large extent follow the Common Law theories and practices of English Law. The three countries also share a history in the establishment of law schools and they face similar problems and challenges with …