Legal reform must start in the law schools. (HS)

Offers an elementary two-legal-jurisdiction analysis using conventional economic assumptions, exploring how and why a distinctive body of legal doctrine comes into being. Asserts that elementary economic theory offers the simplified answer that the legal doctrine will take the shape it does because it is efficient for the group that adopts it. (EV)

The Uniform Probate Code, a significant instrument of legal reform, relies heavily on the involvement of law teachers to continue its progress. (HS)

The merits and problems of offering a course in the philosophy of law in the law school curriculum are discussed. (MSE)

Contains an annotated outline intended to assist law professors who may wish to incorporate international material in their regular conflicts courses as a summary lecture, a full semester course in private international law, or interwoven with the pertinent section on American law. (JT)

The approach taken by Derek Bok in his call for fundamental changes in the American legal system and in legal education is examined and contrasted with an approach based on historical jurisprudence. (MSE)

The lack of knowledge of and sensitivity to the basic features of foreign legal systems on the part of lawyers doing international work is related to a general lack of legal scholarship. The methodology and subject matter of comparative law must be renewed and revived at a time when barriers between legal systems seem to be increasing. (MSE)

Reflects upon the process of learning to be a legal historian, using a personal example of approaching the field after formal training only in law. (EV)

Opportunities in legal education offered to foreign lawyers at law schools in the U.S. are analyzed, justification for such training and the suitability of the nature and form of study provided is critically evaluated, and recommendations are made regarding potential innovations warranted by past experience and new demands. (JT)

Examines the scope of modern military law and its special characteristics, identifies clientele and membership of the military bar, and reviews civilian and military educational programs in military law with special attention to that of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School. (JT)

Presents results of a survey of law school catalogs to assess curriculum offerings relevant to teaching research skills. Concludes the average law graduate is not prepared to do research beyond that required to discover what the law is and suggests some changes in curriculum emphasis to provide broader research training. (JT)

Remarks delivered during the dedication of the University of Pittsburgh Law Building, April 30, 1976, are offered dealing with the future of legal education, projected course requirements, and the economics of law practice. (LBH)

This article argues that statutory law is underemphasized in law school curricula and that increased attention to the teaching of statutory law would have benefits for legal education, including increased reflection on instructional goals and methods. Strategies for integrating statutory law into the curriculum are discussed. (MSE)

The incorporation of criminal law theory into the first-year criminal law course is discussed as an example of adding the jurisprudence of specific subject matters to standard courses. Jurisprudential issues appropriate for study are suggested along with guidelines for teaching techniques, selection of materials, and use of class time. (JT)

A survey of U.S. law schools shows few institutions offer courses specifically on Latin American legal systems, most teachers of such courses focus on the role of legal institutions in development rather than acquaint students with civil law systems, and teaching materials should be revised and supplemented. (MSE)