Stakeholders in the Law School

This collection brings together a distinguished group of researchers to examine the power relations which are played out in university law schools as a result of the different pressures exerted upon them by a range of different "stakeholders." From students to governments, from lawyers to universities, a host of institutions and actors believe that law schools should take account of a vast number of (often conflicting) considerations when teaching their students, designing curricula, carrying out research, and so on. How do law schools deal with these pressures? What should their response be to the "stakeholders" who urge them to follow agendas emanating from outside the law school itself? To what extent should some of these agendas play a greater role in the thinking of law schools? The book's contributions are from a distinguished group of academics from North American, the UK, Europe, and Australia. Stakeholders in the Law School will be of interest to scholars concerned about the f

Introduction: Contextualising Stakeholders in the Law School Fiona Cownie 1. Legal Academics as Stakeholders: Reconceptualising Identity and Social Class Richard Collier 2. Feminists as Stakeholders in the Law School Rosemary Auchmuty 3. The Legal Professions as Stakeholders in the Academy in England and Wales Andy Boon and Julian Webb 4. South Africa: Legal Education in a Transitional Society Rob Midgley 5. Students as Stakeholders in Legal Education: Gaining Admission to Law School Benjamin J Richardson 6. The Value of Practice in Legal Education Andrew Goldsmith and David Bamford 7. Will there be Blood? Students as Stakeholders in the Legal Academy Andrew Boon and Avis Whyte 8. Stakeholders in the University Law School: A Note in Dissent Anthony Bradney Contributors Professor Rosemary Auchmuty, University of Reading, U.K. Professor Andy Boon, University of Westminster, U.K. Professor Anthony Bradney, Keele University, U.K. Professor Richard Collier, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. Professor Andrew Goldsmith, Flinders University, Australia. Julian Lonbay, University of Birmingham, U.K. Professor Rob Midgeley, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Professor Ben Richardson, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Canada. Professor Julian Webb, Warwick University, U.K. Avis Whyte, University of Westminster, U.K.