Academic Integrity in Legal Education

James, Colin

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“…It has been argued that the consequences for a law student of breaching the rules of academic integrity are unique because a breach may have long-term consequences for their reputation and their future in law (James & Mahmud, 2014). Law schools are also thought to apply academic integrity rules more strictly than other faculties (James, 2016), perhaps because many in the legal profession see plagiarism and cheating as "a serious breach of trust which is inconsistent with the values of the legal profession, particularly integrity, candour and honesty" (Zhang v Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015, para. 29).…”

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The Distinctive Nature of Academic Integrity in Graduate Legal Education

Hamilton

2022

Ethics and Integrity in Educational Contexts

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This chapter examines the distinctive nature of academic integrity in graduate legal education in Canada, a nature rooted in the fact that almost all graduate students in law have practiced law. I consider the general acceptance of the unattributed copying of others’ writing within the legal profession and the judiciary, contrasting that tolerance―even approval―with the unsympathetic reception given the same practices in the academy. I then turn to graduate legal education in common law Canada and the diversity among graduate students in law, including significant differences in their undergraduate legal education. Then, because many of the graduate students who have practiced outside Canada want to be admitted to practice law in Canada, I look at the impact that academic misconduct may have on their ability to be admitted to practice. In order to do so, I review all published Canadian court and tribunal admission decisions that considered academic misconduct committed while in law school. Lastly, in light of unique challenges of graduate legal education, I offer some suggestions for preventing academic misconduct and facilitating students’ engagement with their own scholarship.

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Section: Good Character Requirements For Admission To Legal Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

The Distinctive Nature of Academic Integrity in Graduate Legal Education

Hamilton

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Ethics and Integrity in Educational Contexts

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Academic Integrity in Legal Education

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The Distinctive Nature of Academic Integrity in Graduate Legal Education

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