August 12, 2005
New American-Style Law Schools Face Obstacles in Japan and South Korea
Japan and South Korea, both facing a shortage of lawyers, have begun to experiment with American-style law schools. But both nations have encountered problems as they move toward the new programs, which emphasize practical legal training over theory.
Until recently most legal education in both nations was offered at the undergraduate level, with a few graduate programs available to train professors. At centers operated by each nation's highest court, students who pass the bar exam get
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