Legal Education's Mission

LAW TEACHER, Nigel Duncan, ed., 2008

23 Pages Posted: 12 Oct 2008

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Wesley Pue

University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of Law

Date Written: October 10, 2008

Abstract

This paper explores the liberal commitments of legal education against the requirements of liberal democracy, properly understood. It addresses the distinction between liberal education and training in trade technique, assesses pressures militating against liberal education in law, explores tensions within law faculties (such as the challenges presented by religious and cultural diversity) and considers the potential of attaining "grace through skills training". The paper explores arguments developed by Roger Burridge and Juilan Webb in their scholarship on "The Values of Common Law Legal Education."

Suggested Citation

Pue, Wesley, Legal Education's Mission (October 10, 2008). LAW TEACHER, Nigel Duncan, ed., 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1282172

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