Abstract
Increasing global interconnectedness in legal education makes it possible for instructors from different countries and legal systems to collaborate in teaching courtroom advocacy skills courses. This article points out some of the potential pitfalls of teaching across systems and cultures. These include legal ethnocentrism and ignorance of practices and procedures that are culturally appropriate in foreign jurisdictions. The article identifies a set of universal baseline skills and practices that can be adapted for local conditions when developing collaborative advocacy skills training courses.
Recommended Citation
Christopher W. Behan,
Teaching Courtroom Advocacy Principles and Skills Across Systems and Cultures,
46
S. Ill. U. L.J.
1
(2021).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol46/iss1/1