American Bar Association confirms US will not accredit foreign law schools
The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted not to get involved in accrediting foreign law schools, ending nearly two years of speculation regarding the matter in the international legal education market.
August 07, 2012 at 08:09 AM
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The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted not to get involved in accrediting foreign law schools, ending nearly two years of speculation regarding the matter in the international legal education market.
The ABA's Council of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which had been considering recommendations by a committee of law professors, lawyers and judges on whether to accredit overseas schools that follow a comparable model to the US, voted 15 to nil against the motion, with two abstentions.
The body also acknowledged the need to establish appropriate standards and procedures for the licensing of foreign lawyers who would like to practice in the US.
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