Open AccessLegal Education in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Khalid Yusoff
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
jurnal hukum and pembangunan/hukum dan pembangunan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2503-1465
pISSN - 0125-9687
DOI - 10.21143/jhp.vol23.no3.415
Subject(s) - legal education , law , private law , higher education , political science , public law
Legal education in Malaysia, though it is still relatively new, has developed quite rapidly and we have seen many trends and changes especially during the last twenty years. The setting up of law schools locally made it cheaper for Malaysians to study law and they have also provided for more places at which to do so. As a result, law study has become popular and there has been a tremendous increase in the number of people seeking places to study law. Even with the present four local law schools they do not seem to provide enough places. As a result, many private colleges and institutions started to provide courses in law; either through external degreeprogrammed or as a linkage programmed with foreign universities. Still, we have Malaysians going abroad to study law and who are coming home with law degrees.