Open AccessSome Thoughts on a More Humanist and Equitable Legal Education
Author(s) -
A. Wayne MacKay
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1126
Subject(s) - premise , humanism , legal education , process (computing) , law , sociology , legal profession , epistemology , political science , psychology , law and economics , philosophy , computer science , operating system
This article starts with the premise that all teaching is a communication of values between student and teacher. An important challenge in confronting law is making it more inclusive and equitable. A critical step in this process is first recognizing one's own biases. Only then will genuine dialogue about the inherent biases in the legal profession and in law schools be possible. Making law schools more inclusive entails not only superficial changes, but an examination of what is taught, how it is taught and how students are evaluated.