American Legal Education Abroad: Critical Histories

The proliferation and transformation of Harvard's case method in the United States, 1870s-1990s / Bruce A. Kimball -- How America did (and didn't) influence English legal education, circa 1870-1965 / David Sugarman -- American influences, Canadian realities : how "American" is Canadian legal education? / Philip Girard -- Functionalism, legal process, and the transformation (and subordination) of Australian Law Schools / Susan Bartie -- Conservatives, nationalists, and American romantics debating legal education in Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana / John Harrington and Ambreena Manji -- Transplantation and domestication of American models of legal education in Nigeria / J. Jarpa Dawuni and Rebecca Emiene Badejogbin -- Model, system, or node? : understanding legal education reform in twentieth century China and beyond / Jedidiah J. Kroncke -- Transplants in Estonian legal education : influences from United States legal system / Irene Kull, Merike Ristikivi, and Aleksei Kelli -- The turn to the West : American legal education and educational reforms in the Swedish Welfare State,1950-2000 / Kjell Å Modéer -- The American case method and new Japanese legal education / Yoshiharu Matsuura -- Legal education in France turns its attention to the Harvard model / Jean-Louis Halpérin -- American moment[s] : when, how, and why did Israeli law faculties come to resemble elite US law schools? / Pnina Lahav -- Catalytic agents? Lon Fuller, James Milner, and the lawyer as social architect, 1950-1969 / David Sandomierski -- Legal teaching and the reconceptualizing of the state : global law and new legal education / loci José Garcez Ghirardi -- Socratic method Philippine style : to unhave or uphold? / Emily Sanchez Salcedo -- Rethinking assumptions about the global influence of US legal education / Susan Carle -- The Harvard models in their native habitat and abroad : reflections / Robert Gordo.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Foundation Stories -- 1. The Proliferation and Transformation of Harvard's Case Method in the United States, 1870s– 1990s -- 2. How America Did (and Didn't) Influence English Legal Education, circa 1870– 1965 -- Part 2: Americanization— Critical Histories -- 3. American Influences, Canadian Realities -- 4. Functionalism, Legal Process, and the Transformation (and Subordination) of Australian Law Schools -- 5. Conservatives, Nationalists, and American Romantics Debating Legal Education in Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana -- 6. Transplantation and Domestication of American Models of Legal Education in Nigeria -- 7. Model, System, or Node? -- 8. Transplants in Estonian Legal Education -- 9. "The Turn to the West" -- 10. The American Case Method and New Japanese Legal Education -- 11. Legal Education in France Turns Its Attention to the Harvard Model -- 12. American Moment(s) -- 13. Catalytic Agents? -- 14. Legal Teaching and the Reconceptualizing of the State -- 15. Socratic Method, Philippine- style -- Part 3: US Perspectives -- 16. Rethinking Assumptions about the Global Influence of US Legal Education -- 17. The Harvard Models in Their Native Habitat and Abroad -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Index

Cover -- AMERICAN LEGAL EDUCATION ABROAD -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- PART 1: FOUNDATION STORIES -- 1. The Proliferation and Transformation of Harvard's Case Method in the United States, 1870s-1990s -- 2. How America Did (and Didn't) Influence English Legal Education, circa 1870-1965 -- PART 2: AMERICANIZATION-CRITICAL HISTORIES -- 3. American Influences, Canadian Realities: How "American" Is Canadian Legal Education? -- 4. Functionalism, Legal Process, and the Transformation (and Subordination) of Australian Law Schools -- 5. Conservatives, Nationalists, and American Romantics Debating Legal Education in Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana -- 6. Transplantation and Domestication of American Models of Legal Education in Nigeria -- 7. Model, System, or Node? Understanding Legal Education Reform in Twentieth-century China and Beyond -- 8. Transplants in Estonian Legal Education: Influences from the US Legal System -- 9. "The Turn to the West": American Legal Education and Educational Reforms in the Swedish Welfare State, 1950-2000 -- 10. The American Case Method and New Japanese Legal Education -- 11. Legal Education in France Turns Its Attention to the Harvard Model -- 12. American Moment(s): When, How, and Why Did Israeli Law Faculties Come to Resemble Elite US Law Schools? -- 13. Catalytic Agents? Lon Fuller, James Milner, and the Lawyer as Social Architect, 1950-1969 -- 14. Legal Teaching and the Reconceptualizing of the State: Global Law and New Legal Education Loci -- 15. Socratic Method, Philippine-style: To Unhave or Uphold? -- PART 3: US PERSPECTIVES -- 16. Rethinking Assumptions about the Global Influence of US Legal Education -- 17. The Harvard Models in Their Native Habitat and Abroad: Reflections -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Index.

The proliferation and transformation of Harvard's case method in the United States, 1870s-1990s / Bruce A. Kimball -- How America did (and didn't) influence English legal education, circa 1870-1965 / David Sugarman -- American influences, Canadian realities : how "American" is Canadian legal education? / Philip Girard -- Functionalism, legal process, and the transformation (and subordination) of Australian Law Schools / Susan Bartie -- Conservatives, nationalists, and American romantics debating legal education in Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana / John Harrington and Ambreena Manji -- Transplantation and domestication of American models of legal education in Nigeria / J. Jarpa Dawuni and Rebecca Emiene Badejogbin -- Model, system, or node? : understanding legal education reform in twentieth century China and beyond / Jedidiah J. Kroncke -- Transplants in Estonian legal education : influences from United States legal system / Irene Kull, Merike Ristikivi, and Aleksei Kelli -- The turn to the West : American legal education and educational reforms in the Swedish Welfare State,1950-2000 / Kjell Å Modéer -- The American case method and new Japanese legal education / Yoshiharu Matsuura -- Legal education in France turns its attention to the Harvard model / Jean-Louis Halpérin -- American moment[s] : when, how, and why did Israeli law faculties come to resemble elite US law schools? / Pnina Lahav -- Catalytic agents? Lon Fuller, James Milner, and the lawyer as social architect, 1950-1969 / David Sandomierski -- Legal teaching and the reconceptualizing of the state : global law and new legal education / loci José Garcez Ghirardi -- Socratic method Philippine style : to unhave or uphold? / Emily Sanchez Salcedo -- Rethinking assumptions about the global influence of US legal education / Susan Carle -- The Harvard models in their native habitat and abroad : reflections / Robert Gordo.