Publisher's Synopsis
Arising from a series of seminars held during 1990-1 in the University of Oxford underthe auspices of the Society of Public Teachers of Law, this volume of essays examines the vital questions surrounding the design of the law syllabus in the United Kingdom polytechnics and universities. Following the warm reception given to its companion volume in the series, Examining the Law Syllabus: The Core , the present volume addresses those elements of a legal education beyond the six core subjects. The views presented by the speakers and reproduced here should be compulsory reading for all lawyers and educationalists interested in the future of legal education in the UK. Public Teachers of Law) which addresses the questions of what subjects should be included in the syllabus of the law degree and how they should be taught. The range of suggestions on offer indicates the breadth and variety of different approaches now presented to students. The volume makes a major contribution to the debates about the importance of academic study in law and its relation to legal practice.;Contributors: Peter Birks, Derrick Wyatt, Elizabeth Freeman, Neville Brown, D. D. Prentice, Len Sealy , Caroline Bradley, Vanessa Finch, Judith Freedman, Harry Rajak, Roy Goode, Paul Davies, Mark Freedland, Gwyneth Pitt, Sandra Fredman, Simon Deakin, Hugh Collins, John Dewar, Roger Cotterrell, William Twining, Philip A. Jones, Nicholas Saunders, Ray Dean, Roger Earis;This book is intended for law teachers; law students; students contemplating a career in law or a change to law; practising lawyers, especially those involved in recruiting and training lawyers.
