Legal Education: Reflections and Recommendations: 115 (Ius Commune: European and Comparative Law Series, IUS) - Tapa blanda

This book on Legal Education was written based upon many of the author's experiences as professor and dean. The author noted that there is relatively few literature and research about legal education and felt it was necessary to discuss legal education in present times. The book focuses on many issues such as teaching itself, employability, mission and focus of law schools, the future of law schools in this age of internationalisation, student intake, the link with the labour markets and many other issues. One of the conclusions is that law schools will have to seek their own position and niche and that law schools will have different roles. This book also focuses on the need for law school deans and leaders to set clear missions and strategies and work towards education with all the necessary skills and knowledge, which the students can take with them far into the 21st century. No teaching as we did for many years, but analysing what lies ahead and what is needed for future careers.

Aalt Willem Heringa is a professor of (comparative) constitutional law in Maastricht University, Faculty of Law. He served as dean of that same faculty for eight years. In 2013 he was appointed co-dean of the China EU School of Law in Beijing. He has written extensively on constitutional law; his most recent books are Constitutions Compared, Intersentia 2012 (3rd ed. - with co-author Philip Kiiver) and Educating European Lawyers, Intersentia 2011 (with co-editor Bram Akkermans). Furthermore he is director of the Maastricht Montesquieu Institute.