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"The Purer Fountains": Bacon And Legal Education, Daniel R. Coquillette Oct 2011

"The Purer Fountains": Bacon And Legal Education, Daniel R. Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

Today, the classical underpinnings of American legal education are under intense critical review. The dominant pedagogy, the case book and the Socratic method, were established by Christopher Columbus Langdell (1806-1906) at Harvard Law School more than a century ago. Together with Langdell's first year curriculum, which was exclusively focused on Anglo-American common law doctrine, and his emphasis on a competitive, anonymous graded meritocracy, this system still exercises an incredible grip on elite American law schools. But Langdell's 19th Century model has now been challenged by many rivals, including critical legal studies, law and economics empiricism, global curriculums, and clinical instruction. …


'Mourning Venice And Genoa': Joseph Story, Legal Education, And The Lex Mercatoria, Daniel Coquillette Dec 2004

'Mourning Venice And Genoa': Joseph Story, Legal Education, And The Lex Mercatoria, Daniel Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

No abstract provided.


The 'Story' Of Harvard, Daniel Coquillette Feb 2002

The 'Story' Of Harvard, Daniel Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

No abstract provided.


Can Ethics Be Taught By Law Schools?, Daniel R. Coquillette Feb 1987

Can Ethics Be Taught By Law Schools?, Daniel R. Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

No abstract provided.


Slicing The Big Tomato, Daniel Coquillette Dec 1975

Slicing The Big Tomato, Daniel Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

Orientation Speech to the Entering Class, Boston University Law School