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Building Clinical Legal Education Programs In A Country Without A Tradition Of Graduate Professional Legal Education: Japan Educational Reform As A Case Study, Peter A. Joy, Shigeo Miyagawa, Takao Suami, Charles D. Weisselberg
Building Clinical Legal Education Programs In A Country Without A Tradition Of Graduate Professional Legal Education: Japan Educational Reform As A Case Study, Peter A. Joy, Shigeo Miyagawa, Takao Suami, Charles D. Weisselberg
Charles D Weisselberg
Japan is transforming its justice system and the way in which it educates lawyers. As a major part of its reforms, Japan recently established graduate professional law schools, largely based upon the model of legal education in the United States. This article examines the roles of the new professional law schools — focusing on clinical legal education — within the broader context of the overall reforms of the Japanese justice system. Japan's efforts are very significant inside and outside of the country, and other nations are watching with interest. This article treats Japan's experience as a case study of the …