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| June 22, 2006 | Time, Victoria M. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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This study examines the benefits of studying the justice system of a country both in class and in its geographical, cultural, and social setting. In-class discussions of a justice system while useful and informative provide an incomplete and sometimes abstruse understanding of the issues particularly to undergraduate students who may not have traveled abroad before. After spending sometime in London with students over the summer to study the English justice system, I contend here, based on students comments and feedback that ideally, to fully grasp the justice system of another country it is essential to spend sometime in that country. I dwell on two ...

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