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2004

Legal Education

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Law School Enters The Matrix: Teaching Critical Legal Studies, Jerry L. Anderson Jun 2004

Law School Enters The Matrix: Teaching Critical Legal Studies, Jerry L. Anderson

Jerry L. Anderson

Critical legal theory should be more widely taught as a useful way of analyzing the law. Recent critiques of CLS do not diminish its usefulness as a tool for teaching critical thinking. Many professors, however, find it difficult to convey the essential concept of CLS in a way students can grasp. This article suggests that the popular movie "The Matrix" may provide a method of explaining critical theory to students.

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Using Socioeconomics To Teach Federal Income Taxation, Richard Gershon Jan 2004

Using Socioeconomics To Teach Federal Income Taxation, Richard Gershon

Richard Gershon

No abstract provided.

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An Explicit Connection Between Faith And Justice In Catholic Legal Education: Why Rock The Boat?, Amelia J. Uelmen Jan 2004

An Explicit Connection Between Faith And Justice In Catholic Legal Education: Why Rock The Boat?, Amelia J. Uelmen

Amelia J Uelmen

No abstract provided.

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A New Image In The Looking Glass: Faculty Mentoring, Invitational Rhetoric, And The Second-Class Status Of Women In U.S. Academia, Carlo A. Pedrioli Jan 2004

A New Image In The Looking Glass: Faculty Mentoring, Invitational Rhetoric, And The Second-Class Status Of Women In U.S. Academia, Carlo A. Pedrioli

Carlo A. Pedrioli

This article maintains that because Title VII alone does not have the ability to further the progress women have made in academic hiring, retention, and promotion, looking to remedies in addition to Title VII will be advantageous in helping to improve the status of women in U.S. academia. The article suggests as an additional remedy the implementation of faculty mentoring opportunities for junior female faculty members. A key way of initiating and furthering such mentoring opportunities is a type of discourse called invitational rhetoric, which is “an invitation to understanding as a means to create...relationship[s] rooted in equality, immanent value, …

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Abortion And Divorce Law In Ireland, Jennifer Spreng Dec 2003

Abortion And Divorce Law In Ireland, Jennifer Spreng

Jennifer E Spreng

No abstract provided.

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Designing And Developing Web-Based Continuing Legal Education, Timothy R. Tarvin, William Brescia, James Jackson, Christopher Ott Dec 2003

Designing And Developing Web-Based Continuing Legal Education, Timothy R. Tarvin, William Brescia, James Jackson, Christopher Ott

Timothy R Tarvin

The development of Web-based Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) courses is becoming increasingly important to the legal profession and legal education. Forty states currently have mandatory requirements for continuing legal education, many of which permit online CLE. In a collaborative project at the University of Arkansas, a product was designed and developed to serve as a model for future Web-based CLE. This paper provides an account of the process of developing a course interface, the process used to coordinate class activities with the client, and a description of the finished product. Because the course was developed exclusively in an academic environment, …

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Conceptualizing A Law School As An Integral Part Of The Legal Profession, Lawrence K. Hellman Dec 2003

Conceptualizing A Law School As An Integral Part Of The Legal Profession, Lawrence K. Hellman

Lawrence K. Hellman

No abstract provided.

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Global Legal Education And Human Rights, Claudio M. Grossman Dec 2003

Global Legal Education And Human Rights, Claudio M. Grossman

Claudio M. Grossman

American University Washington College of Law's Human Rights Brief is an important educational tool for all of us and is a tremendous source for those involved in human rights work around the world. The Brief promotes the development of human rights by providing both analysis and information about cutting edge cases involving human rights violations today. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Brief, I will reflect on what I perceive to be the changes necessary for legal education and discuss the role of human rights in that process. 

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