On the Battlefield of Merit : Harvard Law School, the First Century /

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Harvard Law School pioneered educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. On the Battlefield of Merit offers a candid account of a unique legal institution du...

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Autor principal: Coquillette, Daniel R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Law > Study and teaching (Higher) > Massachusetts > Cambridge > History > 19th century.
Law > Study and teaching (Higher) > Massachusetts > Cambridge > History > 20th century.
LAW / Legal History.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The English and Continental Roots of American Legal Education
  • 2. American Antecedents of Harvard Law School
  • 3. Founding a University Professional School of Law
  • 4. The School Saved
  • 5. Joseph Story's Law School in the Young Republic
  • 6. The Greenleaf Transition
  • 7. The Gathering Storm
  • 8. Civil War and Aftermath
  • 9. Dean Langdell, First Casebooks, and Justice Holmes
  • 10. Curricular and Pedagogical Revolution
  • 11. Creating the "New System" of Legal Education
  • 12. The Paths of Four Students
  • 13. The "New System," Triumphant and Invidious
  • 14. Students of Color at Harvard Law School
  • 15. "Beloved Dean Ames"
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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