Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis?

Law as a social instrument must be readily capable to embrace the new challenges brought about by the use of technology in the society it serves. In the Information Age where information is viewed as an asset, the law should adopt new approaches so as to keep itself relevant and effective. This pape...

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Main Author: Zulhuda, Sonny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/8775/4/SONNY_IIUM_LAW_JOURNAL.pdf
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description Law as a social instrument must be readily capable to embrace the new challenges brought about by the use of technology in the society it serves. In the Information Age where information is viewed as an asset, the law should adopt new approaches so as to keep itself relevant and effective. This paper demonstrates the nature of the Information Age and how law should respond. It also includes steps for law educational institutions to take in reforming legal education and curriculum to facilitate a better legal scholarship in the Information Age.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:87752014-03-09T04:57:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8775/ Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis? Zulhuda, Sonny K Law (General) KBP42 Legal education. Study and teaching Law as a social instrument must be readily capable to embrace the new challenges brought about by the use of technology in the society it serves. In the Information Age where information is viewed as an asset, the law should adopt new approaches so as to keep itself relevant and effective. This paper demonstrates the nature of the Information Age and how law should respond. It also includes steps for law educational institutions to take in reforming legal education and curriculum to facilitate a better legal scholarship in the Information Age. International Islamic University Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8775/4/SONNY_IIUM_LAW_JOURNAL.pdf Zulhuda, Sonny (2011) Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis? IIUM Law Journal, 2011 (SEd). pp. 67-82. ISSN 0128-2530 http://www3.iium.edu.my/laws/lawjournal.php
spellingShingle K Law (General)
KBP42 Legal education. Study and teaching
Zulhuda, Sonny
Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis?
title Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis?
title_full Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis?
title_fullStr Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis?
title_full_unstemmed Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis?
title_short Law and legal education in the information age: quo vadis?
title_sort law and legal education in the information age quo vadis
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KBP42 Legal education. Study and teaching
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