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<p>Legal education is the method for preserving the rule of law, which is the fundamental premise upon which contemporary nations political and legal underpinnings are built. Legal thinking skills are one of the primary characteristics required of legal practitioners. It is also emphasized in legal education as a primary goal. In Pakistani law schools, the notion of legal reasoning is frequently addressed but rarely articulated. However, in Pakistani law schools, the actual teaching of a skills method approach to legal reasoning as a process and a concept has rarely been properly described. Legal reasoning is not included in the LLB curriculum, which is a fundamental flaw in the legal education system. Legal reasoning will provide law students with a skill that will help them to secure their careers and may be used in a variety of disciplines. This paper will argue that the existing LLB curriculum in Pakistan needs to be reformed and legal reasoning should be included as a subject.</p>
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Legal education is the method for preserving the rule of law, which is the fundamental premise upon which contemporary nations political and legal underpinnings are built. Legal thinking skills are one of the primary characteristics required of legal practitioners. It is also emphasized in legal education as a primary goal. In Pakistani law schools, the notion of legal reasoning is frequently addressed but rarely articulated. However, in Pakistani law schools, the actual teaching of a skills method approach to legal reasoning as a process and a concept has rarely been properly described. Legal reasoning is not included in the LLB curriculum, which is a fundamental flaw in the legal education system. Legal reasoning will provide law students with a skill that will help them to secure their careers and may be used in a variety of disciplines. This paper will argue that the existing LLB curriculum in Pakistan needs to be reformed and legal reasoning should be included as a subject.

Teaching Legal Reasoning to Law Students in Pakistan: Need for Reforms in LLB Curriculum

Journal of Legal Studies

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Legal education is the method for preserving the rule of law, which is the fundamental premise upon which contemporary nations political and legal...

Teaching Legal Reasoning to Law Students in Pakistan: Need for Reforms in LLB Curriculum

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 13 - 26

Received: May 01, 2022

Accepted: Jul 01, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2022-0013

Keywords
Legal Education, Legal Reasoning, LLB Curriculum Reforms, Pakistan

© 2022 Muhammad Imran Ali, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Teaching Legal Reasoning to Law Students in Pakistan: Need for Reforms in LLB Curriculum

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 13 - 26

Received: May 01, 2022

Accepted: Jul 01, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2022-0013

KeywordsLegal Education, Legal Reasoning, LLB Curriculum Reforms, Pakistan

© 2022 Muhammad Imran Ali, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Legal Education, Legal Reasoning, LLB Curriculum Reforms, Pakistan