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International Judicial Affairs, Robert Alsdorf
International Judicial Affairs, Robert Alsdorf
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The article reports on training programs launched by several countries for their judges. It is reported that the International Judicial Affairs (IJA) Committee was established in the U.S. in the year 2007 to develop opportunities for judges to work with fellow judges in other jurisdictions in mutually beneficial ways. Sierra Leone, as reported, has also carried out reforms in their legal system through their Justice Sector Reform Programme (JSRP).
Externships For Millennial Generation Law Students: Bridging The Generation Gap, Susan Mcclellan
Externships For Millennial Generation Law Students: Bridging The Generation Gap, Susan Mcclellan
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This article examines the literature about our newest generation of law students, the Millennials, and offers suggestions to help externship faculty work with supervisors and students to avoid potential problems that may arise from generational differences. After reviewing the literature, the article discusses both positive and negative Millennial generation traits and explains how identified generational problems might arise in externship field placements. The article then offers suggestions from psychologists, managerial literature, and the author's experience to help externship directors and faculty work with field supervisors and students to avoid or resolve issues. The article concludes that members of the Millennial …
Crossover, Richard Delgado
Crossover, Richard Delgado
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Should minority writers aim for a "crossover" audience of mainstream (white) readers or write mainly for a circle of readers like themselves, viz., minorities or people of color? Despite the attractions of achieving crossover status -- including fame, fortune, and book reviews -- the article argues that writers of color should usually visualize an audience of their peers, that is, readers of color. Writing for a broad audience of mostly white readers risks that the minority writer will adopt topics, language, and approaches that will appeal and ring true to this group. Consciously or unconsciously the writer may pull his …
Richard Delgado And The Politics Of Citation, Robert S. Chang
Richard Delgado And The Politics Of Citation, Robert S. Chang
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Twenty-five years ago, Professor Richard Delgado published The Imperial Scholar. The article asserted that a group of white scholars dominated the field of civil rights scholarship to the exclusion of minority scholars. It created a firestorm of sorts with what one critic called a "serious charge of invidious racism on the part of respected legal scholars." Professor Derrick Bell described the piece as "an intellectual hand grenade, tossed over the wall of the establishment as a form of academic protest." Whether as firestorm or grenade, this foundational piece had a tremendous impact on the legal landscape. This brief essay examines …