International Law School Deans Adopt Global Principles for a Legal Education

The principles developed will be the foundation upon which the association will continue its engagement with law scholars, judges, the professional community, and other stakeholders in establishing guidelines and suggested practices for a global legal education.

The principles developed will be the foundation upon which the association will continue its engagement with law scholars, judges, the professional community, and other stakeholders in establishing guidelines and suggested practices for a global legal education.

The president of the association, Prof. Francis SL Wang stated, "The principles will serve as the fundamental building blocks for further defining a globalized legal educational initiative which will honor our diversity while connecting all teachers of the law in a shared vision of nurturing the next generation of law graduates."

In agreement to the above quote, Prof. Barbara Holden-Smith, Vice Dean of Cornell Law School and General-Secretary of the IALS adds, "This addresses the needs and requests of our members to further define the parameters of global legal education."

The Global Law Deans' Forum was co-hosted by the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law led by their Dean, Prof. Simon Chesterman. The principles are available for viewing online at the IALS website, http://www.ialsnet.org.

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