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The consequences of European unification for legal education in the member states

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2001

MARCEL STORME
MARCEL STORME
Affiliation:
Coumpure 3, 9000 Gent, Belgium e-mail: m.storme@storme-law.be
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Abstract

It is clear that European unification will affect legal education in Europe. Political integration and the increasing coming together of the legal systems in Europe need a new approach from universities teaching law studies. This article examines the goals of legal education and how they can be reached. In addition, it defends the thesis that a law faculty must not teach law, but must train lawyers: they must become technicians able to solve social and human problems by the legal route and they must be agents of peaceful change. It is argued that, in addition to national law schools, top law schools in Europe should be structured on the American model with very strict selection.

Type
Original Article
Information
European Review , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , May 2001 , pp. 135 - 145
Copyright
© Academia Europaea 2001

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