Legal History Through Digital Sources
Americal Journal of Legal History, Vol. 53, Issue 4, 2013
Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-22
6 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2013 Last revised: 4 Dec 2013
Date Written: March 31, 2013
Abstract
Anglo-American Legal History can be a very difficult subject to teach because of its scope. This article is a pedagogical piece discussing how I structure my Anglo-American Legal History seminar around the various digitized primary sources available to law students. During this seminar we examine the history of lawyers and judges from the late Anglo-Saxon period (tenth century) through the twentieth century, generally at the clip of one century per week. We do spend extra time, however, on the English Inns of Court and the rise of the American law school. The final two weeks of the semester are devoted to a series of student term paper presentations with accompanying feedback sessions. Term papers may deal with any topic, but the argument must be largely based on primary sources.
Keywords: legal history, digital primary sources, judges, lawyers, Anglo-American
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