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Looking Ahead: The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
Looking Ahead: The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Introduction to a 2007 Symposium held to mark the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Child Advocacy Clinic.
Eyes To The Future, Yet Remembering The Past: Reconciling Tradition With The Future Of Legal Education, Amy M. Colton
Eyes To The Future, Yet Remembering The Past: Reconciling Tradition With The Future Of Legal Education, Amy M. Colton
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note explores the relationship between legal education and the legal profession, and what can be done to stop the two institutions from drifting farther and farther apart. Part I examines the history of the American law school, focusing on how the schools came into existence and what goals they intended to serve. Part II questions whether these goals have been reached, and dissects the present-day law school curriculum in search of both its triumphs and its failures. A necessary part of this curriculum analysis includes examining the evolution of the profession into a creature of both law and business, …
Why I Teach Water Law, Joseph L. Sax
Why I Teach Water Law, Joseph L. Sax
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
I began my first law school job in 1962 and water law is the only subject I have taught every year since then. Though I am enthusiastic about all the courses I teach, I confess that water law remains my favorite. I have often asked myself why, because few subjects are considered more peripheral to the central mission of the law schools. In the East and Midwest the course is rarely taught, and in the West-where it has long been a staple- it is pretty much treated as a "nuts-and-bolts" offering for students who will practice in appropriation doctrine states. …
The Law School Of The University Of Michigan: 1859-1984: An Intellectual History, Elizabeth Gaspar Brown
The Law School Of The University Of Michigan: 1859-1984: An Intellectual History, Elizabeth Gaspar Brown
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The intellectual history of the University of Michigan Law School is recorded in the titles of contributions to legal literature published from its organization in October 1859 to the present. These writings demonstrate a continued commitment to legal scholarship and illustrate both the changing patterns in the subjects chosen for research and writing, and the methods utilized for treatment of the subjects.