Latin America: A Challenge to the Common Lawyer

Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 21, p. 435, 1969

8 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2009

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Dale Beck Furnish

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

H.H.A Cooper

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: 1969

Abstract

This article lays a foundation and challenge for a common lawyer wishing to advance knowledge about the legal systems in Latin America. It surveys the current state of research regarding Latin American legal institutions and obstacles to research, like the fact that there is no such cohesive or preordained or related body of laws that can be broadly labeled as Latin American law. Then it suggests the new approach that scholars must take, emphasizing immersion in the culture and study of law, as a jurist and not a tourist, as a foundation for a life of study. It concludes that the common lawyer can learn a great deal from Latin America while concomitantly contributing to Latin America.

Keywords: Latin America, International Law, Legal Research

Suggested Citation

Furnish, Dale Beck and Cooper, H.H.A, Latin America: A Challenge to the Common Lawyer (1969). Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 21, p. 435, 1969, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1443966

Dale Beck Furnish (Contact Author)

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law ( email )

Box 877906
Tempe, AZ 85287-7906
United States

H.H.A Cooper

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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