The Internationalization of Law and Legal Education

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The internationalization of commerce and contemporary life has led to a globalization of legal standards and practices that is beginning to be reflected in legal education. This volume gathers the insights of leading legal scholars from numerous jurisdictions to consider how the culture and the education of their own lawyers serve or should serve the new international reality. Law firms, law schools, universities, courts and other legal institutions must make themselves more "international" to support the national interests of their clients and governments better. This requires new attitudes, new legal rules and new forms of practical instruction. The essays collected in this volume explore the reality of legal globalization and suggest some ways in which the emerging multinational and multicultural legal order could be made more just and effective. Front Matter....Pages I-XI The Internationalization of Law and Legal Education....Pages 1-5 Reflections on Globalization and University Life....Pages 7-19 Building the World Community Through Legal Education....Pages 21-35 Integrating Practical Training and Professional Legal Education....Pages 37-48 Internationalizing the American Law School Curriculum (in Light of the Carnegie Foundation’s Report)....Pages 49-112 Resolving Multicultural Legal Cases: A Bottom Up Perspective on the Internationalization of Law....Pages 113-128 Maternity Leave Laws in the United States in the Light of European Legislation....Pages 129-148 Convergence and Mutual Recognition in European Asylum Law....Pages 149-166 Copyright Protection for Works of Foreign Origin....Pages 167-190 The Internationalization of Internet Law....Pages 191-210 Back Matter....Pages 211-222