Essay by Christopher Osakwe
Both in terms of its general acceptance by curriculum planners and the scope of the subject matter that is covered in the course, the teaching of socialist law in American law schools has come a long way from its modest beginnings in the late 1940s when the idea was grudgingly accepted by only a handful of institutions. Today the growth in the number of law schools that teach a course in socialist law can truly be described as phenomenal. This progress, to a large extent, is attributable to the devotion and pioneering spirit of men such as Professors John Hazard, Harold Berman, Leon Lipson, and Peter Maggs. Along with the change of attitude on the part of curriculum planning committees at American law schools regarding the teaching of socialist law, one has also noticed among American scholars of comparative law a generally maturing process that has resulted in what I call the greening of socialist law as an academic discipline.
About the Author
Christopher Osakwe. Eason-Weinmann Professor of Comparative Law, Tulane University; Director, Eason-Weinmann Center for Comparative Law; LL.B. 1966, LL.M. 1967, Ph.D. 1970, Moscow State University; J.S.D. 1974, University of Illinois.
Citation
61 Tul. L. Rev. 1257 (1987)