Legal Education in Asia

Cheng Han Tan, National University of Singapore
Gary Bell, National University of Singapore and Asian Law Institute
Xuan Hop Dang, National University of Singapore
Joongi Kim, Yonsei University
Keang Sood Teo, National University of Singapore
Arun Thiruvengadam, National University of Singapore
V. Vijayakumar, National Law School of India University in Bangalore
Jiangyu Wang, National University of Singapore

Abstract

This article starts off by providing an overview of the historical and structural aspects of legal education in selected representative jurisdictions in Asia. It then proceeds to tackle what the authors feel to be the most serious challenges faced by Asian law schools today – the need to balance legal education and inter-disciplinary perspectives, to provide sufficient comparative material, to reform teaching and assessment methodology, and to juggle competing needs with very limited resources.

Recommended Citation

Tan, Cheng Han; Bell, Gary; Dang, Xuan Hop; Kim, Joongi; Teo, Keang Sood; Thiruvengadam, Arun; Vijayakumar, V.; and Wang, Jiangyu (2006) "Legal Education in Asia," Asian Journal of Comparative Law: Vol. 1 : Iss. 1, Article 9.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/asjcl/vol1/iss1/art9

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