Is it Educational Malpractice Not to Teach Comparative Legal Ethics?

Fortney, Susan Saab

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Is it Educational Malpractice Not to Teach Comparative Legal Ethics?

Susan Saab Fortney

Hofstra University School of Law

January 28, 2001

Juridikum, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2001

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This article addresses the importance of teaching legal ethics in law schools. After a brief introduction, this article outlines several reasons why it is necessary to have formal ethical training in law schools. The article then explains the different methods of teaching legal ethics that are utilized in the United States. The article also details why it is important and how to teaching comparative legal ethics in law schools due to increased globalization. The article concludes by identifying sources, such as the internet, for teaching comparative legal ethics.

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Keywords: comparative legal ethics, legal ethics

JEL Classification: K19

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Date posted: October 22, 2009 ; Last revised: December 13, 2012

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Fortney, Susan Saab, Is it Educational Malpractice Not to Teach Comparative Legal Ethics? (January 28, 2001). Juridikum, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2001. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1492295

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