Logic and experience [[electronic resource] ] : the origin of modern American legal education / / William P. LaPiana

• Autore: LaPiana William P
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 349.73347.3
• Soggetto topico: Law - Study and teaching - United States - History; Law - United States - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-242) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Harvard's Transformation; 3. Antebellum Legal Education; 4. Case Method and Legal Science; 5. Harvard and the Legal World; 6. A New Legal Science; 7. Opposition; 8. Reconciliation; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 19th century saw dramatic changes in the legal education system in the United States. Before the Civil War, lawyers learned their trade primarily through apprenticeship and self-directed study. By the end of the 19th century, the modern legal education system which was developed primarily by Dean Christopher Langdell at Harvard was in place: a bachelor's degree was required for admission to the new model law school, and a law degree was promoted as the best preparation for admission to the bar. William P. LaPiana provides an in-depth study of the intellectual history of the transformation
• Titolo autorizzato: Logic and experience
• ISBN: 0-19-771989-9; 1-280-53477-X; 0-19-535995-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784975203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II