c.The development of the American legal system has been influenced by the kind of education that lawyers have received,
三、美国法律制度的发展受到了律师们所接受教育的影响;
and legal education in turn reflects the diversity of that legal system.
而法律教育反过来又反映了该国法律制度的多样性。
The evidence of this diversity flows from several sources: first, America has a large number of private university law schools.
美国法律制度的多样性主要体现在以下几个方面:首先,美国有许多私立大学法律院校。
Virtually all states have a public university, and some large states have several.
实际上,所有的州都有一个公立大学,甚至在一些比较大的州里有好几所公立大学。
But there is no federal ministry of education that sets out the law curriculum, faculty salaries, or research project.
但是联邦教育部没有规定法律课程、教师薪水或者研究计划。
But the greatest diversity stems from the existence and competition of private law schools.
最大的多样性是来自于私立法律院校的存在与竞争。
Second, the historic pattern of law school development established a hierarchy of prestige among law schools that further stimulates competition.
其次,法律院校发展的历史模式奠定了不同的法律院校享有不同等级的声誉,这使竞争变得更加白热化。
Third, the composition of the typical student body and faculty changed from essentially a group of white males to more closely represent the diversity of American population.
再次,学生和教师群体的构成从基本上由典型的白人男性群体转变为更加可以代表美国人口多样性的群体。