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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809618803321

Autore

Bradney Anthony

Titolo

Conversations, choices and chances : the liberal law school in the twenty-first century / / Anthony Bradney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2003

ISBN

1-4725-5938-X

1-280-80767-9

9786610807673

1-84731-022-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

340.071

340.071141

Soggetti

Law schools - Great Britain

Law - Study and teaching - Great Britain

Education, Humanistic - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

1. The Excitement and the Malaise: Introduction -- 2. Holistic Education: What is a Liberal Education? -- 3. Missions for Law Schools: The Liberal University Law School -- 4. The Pass Less Trodden: The Liberal Curriculum -- 5. Conversations: Research in the Liberal Law School -- 6. A Necessary Evil or Simply Necessary? Administration -- 7. A Short History of Madness: Accountability,Audit and Liberal Education -- 8. This I Do for Love: Avocation and Vocation in the University Law School

Sommario/riassunto

Most academics in university law schools would claim to offer a liberal education. Few have thought very much about what a liberal education in law means. Basing itself on a detailed examination of the theory of liberal education,this book looks at what the liberal university law school should be doing in terms of its teaching, research and administration