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Choosing A Text For The Family Law Curriculum Of The Twenty-First Century, Catherine J. Ross
Choosing A Text For The Family Law Curriculum Of The Twenty-First Century, Catherine J. Ross
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This article describes the Family Law Education Reform (FLER) Project Report and provides recommendations as to how a family law professor should select a course textbook. I note that the FLER Report focuses on the importance of new lawyers being sensitive to gender, race, and class and discuss how a textbook focusing on policy, practice problems, and collaborative skills will satisfy the FLER project’s recommendations.
An Introduction To The United States Legal System: Cases And Comments, Alberto M. Benítez
An Introduction To The United States Legal System: Cases And Comments, Alberto M. Benítez
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This casebook introduces non-U.S trained lawyers, law students, and college undergraduates to the intricacies and nuances of our legal system. The world is becoming a smaller place and as a consequence of this globalization, the need for lawyers who are international in perspective and competence is increasing. Whatever one's opinion about globalization, there is no doubt that the U.S. legal system is at the forefront of these changes. This book attempts to compress three years of U.S. legal education into one casebook.
The following materials in this chapter, and throughout this book, will help non-United States law students and pre-law …