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Law school culture and curriculum: Correcting social justice drift

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines the problem of social justice drift among law students. The author discusses institutional measures to reverse this trend and identifies shortcomings of existing policies. Noting that the focus has been trained on expanding social justice-oriented curricular and extracurricular offerings, the author contends that mainstreaming social justice in the core curriculum of professionally accredited law degrees is more likely to prevent the attenuation of social justice commitment among students and better equip the next generation of legal practitioners to pursue careers in social justice. Options for curricular reform to this end are duly considered.

Source: Alternative Law Journal

DOI: 10.1177/1037969x241302368

Author: Libby Newton

Institution: The University of Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Legal Education and Practice Innovations

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,450