INDEX:
PRELIMINARY CHAPTER:
Chapter - I LEGAL EDUCATION: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 15;
1. History of Legal Education;
2. Access to Legal Education;
3. Bar Council's Role in Reforming Professional Legal Education;
Chapter II OBJECTIVES OF LEGAL EDUCATION 21;
1. Types of Legal Education;
2. Universalisation of Legal Education;
3. Teaching of Law as a Social Science in the New Paradigm;
4. Globalization and its Implications Professional Legal Education;
5. Elementary Legal Education & Spread of Legal Culture;
Chapter III STATUS OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN KARNATAKA : 39;
1. Institutions Imparting Legal Education in Karnataka - Admission Policy Working Time;
2. Graduate Studies in Law - Existing System Short Comings of the Existing System Suggestions for Examination Reform;
3. Post Graduate Legal Education;
- Assessment in LL.M., Course;
- Tools of Assessment Reorganization of LL.M., Course;
- Need to Evolve Innovative Teaching Techniques;
-Orientation in Research - Induction of Computer Assisted Legal Learning and Research ;
- Need to Develop Inter ;
- Exchange Programs ;
4. Research in Legal Discipline Legal Research; Existing State of Affairs University;
5. Diploma in Legal Education;
Chapter IV PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM 61;
1. Problems and Challenges of Legal Education;
2. Prospects of Legal Education;
Chapter - V NEED FOR MODERNIZATION OF LEGAL EDUCATION;
1. Promote Inter-disciplinary Approach of Law;
2. Encourage Proficiency in Law and Language;
3. Promotes acquaintance with New Technological Means;
4. Develop a Critical Outlook;
Chapter VI LEGAL EDUCATION AND GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY 79:
1. Sustainable Development of Global Legal Education;
2. Global Infrastructure and resources in Law Schools Upgrading Library Facilities;
3. Legal Research, International Exchanges and Global Knowledge;
4. Entry of Foreign Lawyers;
- Apprehensions on Entry of Foreign Law Firms in India;
- Challenges from Global Players and Regulatory System;
5. Legal Process Out Sourcing Chapter VII REGULATORY SYSTEMS 95:
1. Bar Council of India;
- Legal Education Role of Bar Council of India - Judicial Intervention;
- Setting Age Limit for Enrollment;
- Pre - Enrollment Training and Apprenticeship;
- Banning Morning and Evening Classes;
- Powers of Affiliation;
- Role of Bar Councils and Universities;
i. Legal Education Committee;
ii. Directorate of Legal Education;
- Directorate of Legal Studies;
- Legal Education Officer (LEO);
iii. Assessment & Accreditation for quality by B.C.I.;
- Accreditation System;
- Accreditation Committee;
-Application for Accreditation;
- Rules for Accreditation;
- Obligation of the Institution to Facilitate Free and Fair Enquiry;
2. University affiliation system;
Chapter VIII LAW SCHOOLS OF THE FUTURE 107;
1. National Law School: Socio-Economic Importance;
2. Thoughts for Reforming Legal Education
- Uncontrolled Expansion;
- Poor Quality of Teaching;
- Poor Organisation and Management;
- Lack of Organised Continuing Legal Education;
- Lack of Professional Relevance and Ethical Content;
3. Clinical Legal Education;
- Meaning and Concept of Clinical Legal Education;
4. Carrier Prospects for Law Graduates;
- Career Options;
- Global Opportunities for Indian Lawyers;
5. Continued Legal Education for the Bar and Bench Academicians ;
- Judicial Academy ;
Chapter-IX TACHING METHODS IN LAW EDUCATION 133;
1. Lecture Method of Teaching;
- Purpose;
- Merits;
- Demerits;
- Guidelines to Use Lecture Method ;
- Distinction between Traditional Teaching Method and Modern Teaching Methodology;
2. Problem Method/ Case-law Method;
- Meaning and Definition;
- Essential Qualities in a Problem;
- Steps in Problem Solving;
- Teachers Role in Problem Solving;
- Inductive Method ;
- Merits of Inductive Method;
- Demerits of Inductive Method;
- The Deductive Method;
- Merits;
- Demerits;
- Combination of Deductive and Inductive Method;
- Comparison of Inductive and Deductive Method;
- Analytic Approach in Problem Solving;
- Merits of Analysis ;
– Drawbacks;
- Synthetic Approach in Problem Solving;
- Combination of Analytic and Synthetic Methods;
- Comparison of Analytic and Synthetic Approaches;
- Merits of Problem Solving Method;
- Demerits of Problem Solving Technique;
3. Discussion Method;
- Organizing Socialised Class-Work;
- Planning of the Discussion;
- Classroom Arrangement;
- Role of Teacher;
- Merits of Socialised Class Room Techniques ;
– Limitations;
4. Seminar Method;
- Other Form of Socialised Class Room Techniques ;
- Panel Discussion;
- Symposium ;
- Workshop;
5. Co-operative Teaching Method;
- Definition;
- Characteristics of Team Teaching;
- Objectives of Team Teaching;
-Types of Team Teaching;
- Principles of Team Teaching;
- Procedure of Team Teaching;
- Three Major Stages;
- Advantages of Team Teaching;
- Limitations 6. Clinical Method of Teaching;
Chapter-X CONCLUSION : 177.