Published: 2017-12-10

Philosophical and cultural basis of the main methods of legal education in the USA

Jacek Srokosz
The Opole Studies in Administration and Law
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.1232

Abstract

The article aims to provide an overview of the most popular law teaching methods in the USA (Langdell’s Case Study together with Socratic Method, Clinical Legal Education, and Problem Solving Method) with reference to the cultural context and philosophical background. First, the characteristic features of the American legal culture with regard to teaching law and ideological grounds of the American legal education are presented. Then the methods are discussed together with the context in which they were developed and the arguments for implementing them.

Keywords:

American legal education, case study and socratic method, clinical legal education, problem solving method, cultural and philosophical context

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Srokosz, J. (2017). Philosophical and cultural basis of the main methods of legal education in the USA. The Opole Studies in Administration and Law, 15(4), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.1232

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