Event Title

International Perspectives: Preparing Young Lawyers for a Global Legal World

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4-9-2014 3:50 PM

End Date

4-9-2014 5:20 PM

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International Perspectives: Preparing Young Lawyers for a Global Legal World

The globalization of legal education enriches the learning experience of students and prepares them for the challenges of global legal practice. But at the same time it poses several challenges as it entails bringing students from different legal systems and varied national experiences into the same classroom for comparative study and exchange. In this new frontier, what are some of the challenges in creating a course curriculum of relevance for such a group, and who are the prospective clients to be served by the globally trained lawyer? Are regional legal training initiatives a good interim step before attempting to create a truly global law school program? Or does regional legal training serve purposes quite different from global legal training?

Presenters:

Alfredo Attie, Judge, Supreme Court of São Paulo

Daniel Mitterhoff, President, China-Mekong Law Center & Professor of Law, Yunnan University

Eyal Benvenisti, Professor of Human Rights, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law

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Apr 9th, 3:50 PM Apr 9th, 5:20 PM

International Perspectives: Preparing Young Lawyers for a Global Legal World

International Perspectives: Preparing Young Lawyers for a Global Legal World

The globalization of legal education enriches the learning experience of students and prepares them for the challenges of global legal practice. But at the same time it poses several challenges as it entails bringing students from different legal systems and varied national experiences into the same classroom for comparative study and exchange. In this new frontier, what are some of the challenges in creating a course curriculum of relevance for such a group, and who are the prospective clients to be served by the globally trained lawyer? Are regional legal training initiatives a good interim step before attempting to create a truly global law school program? Or does regional legal training serve purposes quite different from global legal training?

Presenters:

Alfredo Attie, Judge, Supreme Court of São Paulo

Daniel Mitterhoff, President, China-Mekong Law Center & Professor of Law, Yunnan University

Eyal Benvenisti, Professor of Human Rights, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law