International Association of Law Schools Conference The Role of Law Schools and Law School Leadership in a Changing World Australian National University Canberra, Australia May 26 – 27, 2009 ANU College of Law Funded Conference On-Site Expenses Association of American Law Schools Funded Developing Country Participation and Staff Support to IALS Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and The Wang Family Foundation Funded Developing Country Participation The Role of Law Schools and Law School Leadership in a Changing World Welcome It is an honour and a pleasure to welcome you, in my capacity as Chair of the Planning Committee, to this challenging IALS conference on 'The Role of Law Schools and Law School Leadership in a Changing World' — a conference that will ask the big questions about why we are here: do we have broader purposes than merely producing technically competent lawyers, what are those purposes, and how can we best achieve them? The three previous IALS conferences (Suzhou 2007, Hamburg 2008 and Montreal 2008) have been immensely valuable in sensitising us to difference, opening our minds, and enabling us to learn from each other. That process will undoubtedly continue. But I wonder if in this conference — Canberra 2009 — we might push a little further and explore not only the differences that illuminate but also the commonalities that unite. Are there any universals that define our collective mission as law schools around the world in the 21st century? The program has been put together by a wonderfully diverse planning committee, whom I want to acknowledge: Jassim Alshamsi, United Arab Emirates University, UAE; Nathalie Des Rosier, University of Ottawa, Canada; Tan Cheng Han, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Vera Kalvodova, University of Brno, Czech Republic; Tahir Mamman, Nigeria Law School, Nigeria; Arie Reich, Bar-Ilan University, Israel; Juan Vargas, Diego Portales University, Chile; Reese Hansen, Brigham Young University, USA (replacing the late Mary Daly, St John's University, USA); and myself as Chair from the ANU College of Law, Australian National University. I also acknowledge the valuable input from a very engaged IALS Governing Board, and the indispensable assistance from our very committed administrators in Washington and Canberra. In my other capacity, as Dean of the host law school, the ANU College of Law, may I also welcome you warmly to Australia, Canberra, and the ANU. To get here, you have impressively overcome multiple barriers: the global financial crisis, a global outbreak of swine flu, having to obtain (in some cases with great difficulty) an Australian visa, taking time out from your busy lives, and travelling from the other end of the earth. I congratulate you! You are all clearly committed to advancing our collective global enterprise, and to doing so through this wonderful organisation, the International Association of Law Schools. I look forward very much to meeting you all, and to three rich and stimulating days of discussion, debate, and cultural exchange. Michael Coper Dean, ANU College of Law Chair, Planning Committee for the IALS Canberra Conference 2009 3 The Role of Law Schools and Law School Leadership in a Changing World 4 Table of Contents Page WELCOME .......................................................................................................................3 PROGRAM..................................................................................................................... 13 IALS GOVERNING BOARD ........................................................................................... 21 PLANNING COMMITTEE ............................................................................................... 23 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS .............................................................................................. 25 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS ....................................................................................... 29 IALS MEMBERS ........................................................................................................... 39 PARTICIPANT PAPERS .................................................................................................. 47 Participant Papers Papers by Subject Matter; alphabetical by last name EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS FOR WHAT? THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF LAW SCHOOLS IN THEIR PRIMARY ROLE OF EDUCATING STUDENTS .......................................................................... 47 The Style of Legal Education as Applied to The Role of The Faculties of Law in a Changing World Osama Al Neimat, Jordan ................................................................................................ 49 Research and Teaching in a Global Law School: The Case in Favor of Transnational Legal Research Networks Marcelo Alegre, Argentina ............................................................................................... 51 What are the Goals and Objectives of Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students? What are We Educating Our Students for? Jassim Ali Salem Alshamsi, United Arab Emirates ............................................................ 53 What are the Goals and Objectives of Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students? What are We Educating Our Students for? Ahmed Belal, Egypt ........................................................................................................ 55 The Role of Law Schools and Law School Leadership in a Changing World: A Reflection Paper Rick Bigwood, New Zealand ............................................................................................ 59 Goals and Objectives of Law Schools under Bologna Process Salomé Adroher Biosca, Spain ......................................................................................... 65 Legal Education and Development – Achieving Professional Competence and Pursuing Emancipatory Opportunities Roger Burridge, United Kingdom ..................................................................................... 73 Nurturing Law Student Vision Alan Button, Korea ......................................................................................................... 79 What are the Goals and Objectives of Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students? What are We Educating Our Students for? Anthony J. Connolly, Australia ....................................................................................... 83 Educating Lawyers for What? Reshaping the Idea of Law School Michael Coper, Australia ................................................................................................ 87 Better Judicially Educate, Another Teaching Law Roch Gnahoui David, Sengegal ........................................................................................ 93 Educating Our Students for What? The Goals and Objectives of Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students (Comments on Plenary I) – How Do We Actually Achieve Our Goals and Objectives? (Comments on Plenary III) Louis F. Del Duca, United States ...................................................................................... 95 The Role of Law Schools in Founding and Reviving Legal Professionalism. The Need for Ethical Leadership Kim Economides, United Kingdom ................................................................................ 103 The Role of Law Schools and Law School Leadership in a Changing World Anton Fagan, South Africa ............................................................................................ 107 A Comment on Argentina’s University of Buenos Aires Law School (Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires) Alejandro Gomez & Monica Pinto, Argentina ................................................................ 111 Implications of Globalization for Legal Education Sibel Hacimahmutoglu, Turkey ..................................................................................... 115 The Goals and Objectives of Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students Chumas C. Himonga, South Africa ................................................................................. 119 What are the Goals and Objectives of Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students? What are We Educating Our Students For? Vivien Holmes, Australia .............................................................................................. 123 What is the Primary Task of Law Schools in a Changing World? What are We Educating Students For? Věra Kalvodová, Czech Republic ................................................................................... 127 Untitled Tahir Mamman, Nigeria ................................................................................................ 131 The Goals and Objectives of the Caucasus School of Law in its Primary Role of Educating Students Zaza Maruashvili and Nodar Kereselidze, Georgia.......................................................... 135 The Role of Law Schools and Law Schools Leadership in a Changing World; A Special Reference to the Law Schools of Indonesia I Nyoman Nurjaya, Indonesia ........................................................................................ 139 What are the Goals and Objectives of the Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students? What are We Educating Our Students For? V.S. Elizabeth, India ...................................................................................................... 141 Goals and Objectives of Law Schools in Their Primary Role of Educating Students