The article aims to provide an overview of the most popular law teaching methods in the USA (Langdell’s Case Study together with Socratic Method, Clinical Legal Education, and Problem Solving Method) with reference to the cultural context and philosophical background. First, the characteristic features of the American legal culture with regard to teaching law and ideological grounds of the American legal education are presented. Then the methods are discussed together with the context in which they were developed and the arguments for implementing them.
The article presents the status of clinical education in Ukraine. The author examines the potential role of law clinics and students in the anti-corruption activities in this country. The author postulates, also, the need to undertake educational activities together with the reform aimed to eliminate corruption.
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