Higher Education Policy

, Volume 20, Issue 2, pp 195–206 | Cite as

Ideals and Realities in Japanese Law Schools: Artificial Obstacles to the Development of Legal Education

  • Masahiro Tanaka
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Abstract

This paper attempts to describe some problems of the new Japanese law school system. As a result of the conflict between the ideals and realities of law schools, many institutions are now facing crises in their existence. This conflict originates in the various tactics being employed to protect vested interests, for instance, in sustaining the existing Faculties of Law.

Keywords

law school legal education bar examination Juris Doctor practitioner-teacher Japan 
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Acknowledgements

I thank Professor Setsuo Miyazawa, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Omiya Law School, for an interesting interview. Any errors are, of course, my own. This study is one of the academic fruits of the 21st Century COE Programme entitled Construction and Quality Assurance of 21st Century Higher Education System (Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Masahiro Tanaka
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  1. 1.Centre for Educational Research and Development, Shimane UniversityMatsueJapan

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