Abstract
This article intends to provide a general overview of the current state of legal education in Iraq and some of its historical foundation. It focuses on the main characteristics and the processes of Iraqi system of legal education. In doing so, it has been divided into six sections. The first part presents the historical background. The second part examines the institutional arrangement and law schools. The third part explains the types of degrees, programmes, curricula and courses that are offered. The fourth part critically examines the methodology of educating law students. The fifth part investigates the model of Iraqi legal education as a part of civil law tradition and finally the last part concludes the article.
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